St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From East Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School is a primary school in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex for ages 4–11 (academy converter). East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2017 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 84 of the 138 other East Sussex primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 21 first-choice applications for 24 offers, 0.9 first choices per offer, the 32nd lowest of 134 East Sussex primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- With 201 pupils on roll in January 2026, it has 19.7 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 23.3 across the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other East Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Magdalen Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 6EU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 201 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 21 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 21 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in East Sussex.
- St Paul's Church of England Academy 0.4 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Ark Blacklands Primary Academy 0.9 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mulberry Silverdale Primary 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Mulberry Baird Primary 1.2 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Ark Castledown Primary Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mulberry West St Leonards Primary 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published