Seaview Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · 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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Seaview Primary School is a primary school in Seaham, County Durham for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 May 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Seaview 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, 64% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- Reception 2026 had 20 first-choice applications for 20 offers (1.0 per offer, 24th highest of 195 County Durham primary schools), and every applicant was offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 44.1% of pupils, against a middle figure of 32.9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- There are 17.4 pupils per teacher, compared with a middle figure of 21.1 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
- The Avenue, Deneside, Seaham, SR7 8PD
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 256 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 May 2024
Strengths
- “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.”
To improve
- “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.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 July 2024 (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) | 64% | 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: 20 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 20 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.
- Westlea Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Seaham Trinity Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham 0.7 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- New Seaham Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Ropery Walk Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Ribbon School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published