Seaview Primary School, Seaham
Seaview Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Seaham. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 7th-highest of the 9 schools in Seaham with published results, and 7,614th of 14,452 across England. It was 70% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to County Durham (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Seaview Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at Seaview Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in County Durham and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 78% in reading and 83% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Seaview Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 20 families put Seaview Primary School as their first choice and 41 named it as one of their preferences, for 20 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Seaview Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Seaview Primary School are Westlea Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 86% reading, 91% maths); Seaham Trinity Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 64% reading, 64% maths); St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham (0.7 miles, 92% reading, 92% maths); and St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School (0.8 miles, 81% reading, 92% maths).
Seaview Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Westlea Primary SchoolSeaham Trinity Primary SchoolSt Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, SeahamSt Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
Who goes there
44.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 3.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 71 pupils (27.7%) received SEN support and 15 (5.9%) 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.
Seaview Primary School has a resourced provision (20 places, 20 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (20 places, 20 pupils on roll) for other difficulties or disabilities, speech, language and communication needs, autism and moderate learning difficulties.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Seaham Rail Station, about 970 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Lawns (sw-bound), 180 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Seaview 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 207 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in County Durham (84), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Seaview Primary School issued 7 suspensions, 2.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
From the moment pupils join Seaview Primary School they are taught the school's ethos of 'do more, know more and be more'. This captures the school's high expectations of all pupils. Through this ethos, pupils know that having ambition for their future is important. Many pupils discuss their ambitions, such as to study architecture or become a police officer.
Pupils are calm as they walk around the school, and adults model expected behaviours. Staff support pupils to manage their feelings if they do become upset or have minor disagreements with each other. In classrooms, pupils are keen to contribute.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Since the last inspection, the school has continued to improve and refine the curriculum. There has been a sharp focus on refining English and mathematics. Pupils now make good progress in the core curriculum across key stage 2. There is also a highly consistent approach to curriculum sequencing in the foundation curriculum and this gives all pupils a good quality of education.
Teachers regularly check pupils' knowledge of what they have learned previously. At the beginning of lessons, pupils routinely recall prior learning. This is helping pupils to know more in all of their subjects. There is a continued focus on assessment in the foundation curriculum subjects. The school is working to ensure that assessment is focused on the most important knowledge that pupils need. Staff have begun this work, but there is more to do to ensure that what is being assessed is carefully considered, so that what pupils know and can do is accurately measured.
From Ofsted's May 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its May 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
44.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision and SEN unit: Other, Speech and language, Autism +1
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 78% to 73% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 80% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 78% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
19.2
Avg class size
23.0
Infant (KS1)
20.3
KS2
9
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Seaview Primary School
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Seaview Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Tots 'R' Us Nursery - Pre-school, 0.3 milesOfsted, 7 November 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
- Harbour View Kindergarten - Day nursery, 0.5 milesOfsted report card, 5 June 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
- Seaham Kindergarten - Day nursery, 0.7 milesOfsted, 1 June 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
- Little Waves Day Nursery - Day nursery, 0.8 milesOfsted, 26 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Your Co-Op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School Seaham - Day nursery, 1.1 milesOfsted report card, 14 September 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Seaview Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Seaview Primary School is in County Durham; for families living there:
- County Durham's school travel policy: School transport policies and strategies
- How to apply: Apply for free home to school travel
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 11
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 8 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in County Durham is 5 (the median across 280 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Seaview Primary School
Will you get a place at Seaview Primary School?
For 2026 entry it had 20 first choices for 20 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
70%
Available places
243 pupils
345 places
102 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Across County Durham council
Places available
6,581
Applications
4,409
Got 1st preference
97.3%
Got preferred school
99.4%
All primary applications across County Durham council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Seaham - Murton planning area (County Durham) will have 789 spare primary places in 2027/28.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
71
SEN Support
15
EHC Plans
33.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Seaview Primary School has a resourced provision (20 places, 20 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (20 places, 20 pupils on roll) for other difficulties or disabilities, speech, language and communication needs, autism and moderate learning difficulties.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
256
Total Pupils
125
Boys
131
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
15
Teachers
17.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,281
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,399
Per pupil
£1828k
Total funding
£182k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.6%
Overall absence
23.0%
Persistent absence
222
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Seaview Primary School
Questions parents ask about Seaview Primary School
What are SATs results like at Seaview Primary School?
Of the pupils at Seaview Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 73% reached the expected standard in reading and 80% did so in maths.
What is Seaview Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Seaview Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in May 2024.
Is it hard to get a place at Seaview Primary School?
Seaview Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 70% of its 345 places.
How big are the classes at Seaview Primary School?
Classes at Seaview Primary School average 19.2 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Seaview Primary School?
Seaview Primary School has around 256 pupils on roll. 44% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Seaview Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Seaview Primary School has a resourced provision (20 places, 20 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (20 places, 20 pupils on roll) for other difficulties or disabilities, speech, language and communication needs, autism and moderate learning difficulties.
What is attendance like at Seaview Primary School?
7.6% of sessions were missed at Seaview Primary School in 2024/25. 23% of pupils were persistently absent.
How many road collisions happen near Seaview Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 8 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in County Durham is 5 (the median across 280 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Seaview Primary School?
Seaview Primary School is at The Avenue, Deneside, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 8PD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)