Seascape Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Peterlee, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Seascape Primary School is a primary school in Peterlee, County Durham for ages 2–11 (community school). County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Seascape 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 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 7% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure was the lowest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham that have results.
- Ofsted's latest inspection, on 13 January 2026, gave no single grade; its previous graded outcome, on 28 September 2021, was Good.
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
- Ellison Road, Peterlee, SR8 5NJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 13 January 2026
Strengths
- “The school has very recently improved the teaching of phonics for younger pupils.”
- “Pupils at Seascape are routinely happy and benefit from warm, caring relationships with staff and a well-resourced learning environment.”
- “Pupils’ emotional wellbeing is prioritised.”
To improve
- “Pupils attending this school do not receive an acceptable standard of education.”
- “They do not secure the important knowledge that they need to communicate, read, write and use mathematics.”
- “However, a significant minority of pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who are disadvantaged, still have large gaps in their reading knowledge.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 March 2026 (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) | 7% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in County Durham.
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dene House Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Cotsford Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Yohden Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Acre Rigg Academy 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Acre Rigg Infant School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Howletch Lane Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published