Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School

Seaton St Paul’s Church of England Junior School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. Pupils express happiness and confidence, showcasing positive behavior and a strong sense of respect for one another and their teachers. The school has a broad and engaging curriculum, effectively meeting the needs of its students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities. While the overall performance is commendable, there is a noted concern about ensuring that all subjects provide pupils with the depth of understanding necessary for their progression in learning. One of the school's significant strengths is its commitment to promoting a love of reading and a well-structured phonics program which supports pupils in becoming confident readers. Additionally, the school excels in fostering a supportive environment where staff respond effectively to students' emotional and behavioral needs. The governance is robust, with leaders receiving both challenge and support from the governing body, allowing a focus on high-quality education and managing staff workloads effectively.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy, confident, and behave well.
• The school has a broad and rich curriculum.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND.
• Strong emphasis on promoting a love of reading.
• Well-structured phonics program assists early readers.
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils foster emotional support.
• Governance provides effective challenge and support.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, pupils do not develop a deep enough understanding of the subject matter.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.5% of pupils at Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School had 20.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 10.8% of pupils at Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School received £6,341 and spent £7,218 for each of its 204 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £455,000 (-£2,230 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School have?

Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School has 204 pupils on roll.

What age range does Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School cover?

Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 42% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School?

Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School is at Seaton Park, Seaton, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 1HA.