Seaview Primary School

Seaview Primary School has maintained a good standard of education since its previous inspection, with a strong focus on inclusivity and high expectations for all pupils. The school environment is nurturing and supportive, allowing pupils to feel safe and develop positive attitudes towards their learning. Pupils receive consistent encouragement to explore their ambitions and are provided with numerous opportunities for personal and academic growth. The presence of a specialized resource base for students with special educational needs ensures tailored support for those who require it.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit ambition and enthusiasm for their future careers.
• School creates a nurturing environment where pupils feel safe.
• High-quality phonics teaching supports early reading development.
• Inclusive practices for pupils with SEND enhance learning outcomes.
• Strong emphasis on personal, social, health and economic education.
• Teachers regularly assess pupils' prior knowledge effectively.
• Positive community contributions and engagement through school activities.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum assessment systems are not fully developed in some subjects.

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 Seaview Primary School attended 92.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 23.0% 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, 2.2% of pupils at Seaview 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 Seaview Primary School had 17.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.1% 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, 27.7% of pupils at Seaview Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 1 pupil and resourced provision with 3 pupils.

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 Seaview Primary School received £9,349 and spent £9,018 for each of its 246 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £118,000 (£480 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 Seaview Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Seaview Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Seaview Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Seaview Primary School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Seaview Primary School have?

Seaview Primary School has 256 pupils on roll.

What age range does Seaview Primary School cover?

Seaview Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Seaview Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Seaview Primary School?

Seaview Primary School is at The Avenue, Deneside, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 8PD.