Seaton Valley High School, Seaton Delaval

In 2026, pupils at Seaton Valley High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 38.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.9 in Northumberland and 47 across England.

34% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 41% in Northumberland and 47% in England.

That is down from 43.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.23: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 31.1, against 42.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 19 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Business Studies.

For September 2018 entry, 115 families put Seaton Valley High School as their first choice and 134 named it as one of their preferences, for 121 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2018 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Seaton Valley High School are Whytrig Middle School (under 0.1 miles, Good); Seaton Sluice Middle School (1.8 miles, Good); Wellfield Middle School (2.6 miles, Good); and Cramlington Learning Village (2.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.5).

46 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Seaton Valley High School (as of September 2025): 72% would recommend the school, 72% say their child is happy there and 40% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (76%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (40%).

Of the 144 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 38% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 74 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 49% went on to university or other higher education, 12% to apprenticeships and 14% into work. 19% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

2.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 52 pupils (7.9%) received SEN support and 43 (6.6%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Seaton Valley High School has a resourced provision for autism: 10 places, 3 pupils on roll.

Seaton Valley High School had 58 teachers in 2026, one for every 11 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Seaton Delaval Railway Station, about 880 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Avenue Head (southbound), 140 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 67 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Northumberland (44), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Seaton Valley High School issued 169 suspensions, 27 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Seaton Valley High School are Seaton Delaval First School (0.4 miles), New Hartley First School (0.7 miles), Holywell Village First School (0.9 miles) and Seghill First School (1.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.