Westlea Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Seaham, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Westlea Primary School is a primary school in Seaham, County Durham for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 30 November 2022. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Westlea 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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure of 77% was the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- 44.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 32.9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other County Durham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Winslow Crescent, Westlea Estate, Seaham, SR7 8JU
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 247 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 30 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive in this welcoming school.”
- “They enjoy their learning and say that staff help them to do their best.”
- “Pupils enjoy taking on responsibilities, such as being ‘Westlea Warriors’, school councillors or playground leaders.”
To improve
- “In history, leaders have identified that pupils’ understanding of some concepts, such as civilisation and democracy, is not as developed as the rest of their knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 February 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 77% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 33 first-preference applications, 33 offers in total, 33 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 County Durham.
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham 0.2 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- New Seaham Academy 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Seaview Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School 1.2 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Seaham Trinity Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ribbon School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Ropery Walk Primary School 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published