Ribbon School
Primary · Academy converter · 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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Ribbon School is a primary school in Seaham, County Durham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 January 2023. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Ribbon 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
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as was the case at 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 69 first-choice applications for 69 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- 64% in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 was the 3rd 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
- Barnes Road, Murton, Seaham, SR7 9QR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 514 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish at Ribbon Academy.”
- “It is an inclusive, nurturing school.”
- “Staff have high ambitions for every pupil in their school.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, teachers do not use assessment consistently to identify gaps in pupils’ knowledge and understanding.”
- “This can occasionally hinder how well gaps in pupils’ learning are identified.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 March 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) | 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: 69 first-preference applications, 69 offers in total, 69 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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Seaview Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Westlea Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- South Hetton Primary 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham 1.8 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- New Seaham Academy 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Seaham Trinity Primary School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School 2.4 mi Improved significantly Last distance published