Staithes, Seton Community Primary School

Staithes, Seton Community Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in its recent inspection. The school demonstrates notable strengths in behaviour and attitudes, as well as in personal development, which have been deemed outstanding. Pupils display high levels of confidence and are well engaged in learning, benefiting from a curriculum that is tailored to their local context. The school's efforts in safeguarding and personal education are commendable, contributing to a nurturing environment for pupils. The first inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic indicates the school’s resilience and adaptability.

Strengths

• Outstanding behaviour and attitudes among pupils.
• Exceptional personal development programs.
• Strong emphasis on a curriculum tailored to local heritage.
• Effective provision for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• High priority given to reading and phonics across the curriculum.
• Engaging lessons supported by professional development for teachers.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment in some subjects is not effectively identifying gaps in learning.
• Pupils' achievement in certain areas does not align with school expectations.

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 Staithes, Seton Community Primary School attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.8% 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, 3.3% of pupils at Staithes, Seton Community Primary 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 Staithes, Seton Community Primary School had 12.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.7% 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, 12.5% of pupils at Staithes, Seton Community Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.0% 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 Staithes, Seton Community Primary School received £12,384 and spent £12,011 for each of its 49 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £147,000 (£2,993 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 Staithes, Seton Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Staithes, Seton Community Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Staithes, Seton Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Staithes, Seton Community Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Staithes, Seton Community Primary School have?

Staithes, Seton Community Primary School has 56 pupils on roll.

What age range does Staithes, Seton Community Primary School cover?

Staithes, Seton Community Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Staithes, Seton Community Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 30% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Staithes, Seton Community Primary School?

Staithes, Seton Community Primary School is at Seaton Close, Staithes, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, TS13 5AU.