Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Select

Coming up: an open day on Monday 26 October 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 52% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Sefton and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 43% in reading and 17% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 19 families put Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 27 named it as one of their preferences, for 20 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School are Rimrose Hope CofE Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 89% reading, 87% maths); King's Lander Primary Academy (0.5 miles, 63% reading, 70% maths); St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 83% reading, 88% maths); and Thomas Gray Primary School (0.6 miles).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School.

64.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 51 pupils (24.5%) received SEN support and 13 (6.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Seaforth & Litherland Rail Station, about 260 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hawarden Grove (opposite), 170 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 423 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Sefton (165), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School issued 15 suspensions, 7.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.