Seaham Trinity 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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Seaham Trinity Primary School is a primary school in Seaham, County Durham for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 11 October 2023. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Seaham Trinity 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
- 45.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham is 32.9%.
- For Reception 2026, there were 25 first-choice applications for 25 offers, and every applicant was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 12% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- 2024/25 reading, writing and maths results were the lowest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Princess Road, Seaham, SR7 7SP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 349 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 45.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 11 October 2023
Strengths
- “This is a caring and supportive school where pupils are happy and safe.”
- “Leaders and staff have clear expectations that pupils will thrive socially, emotionally and academically.”
- “Pupils successfully learn crucial knowledge and skills in reading and mathematics.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, pupils’ learning is less developed.”
- “However, at times, what pupils will learn and how this knowledge builds are not clearly sequenced.”
- “Also, the approaches to checking that pupils have retained important knowledge in some subjects are not precise enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 December 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) | 54% | 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: 25 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 25 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 Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Ropery Walk Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Seaview Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham 1.2 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- New Seaham Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Westlea Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Ribbon School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published