New Seaham Academy

New Seaham Academy demonstrates strong overall effectiveness, maintaining a 'Good' rating across various aspects of its educational provision. The school exhibits exceptional commitment to both the academic and personal development of its pupils, with a diverse and engaging curriculum that includes mindfulness, sports, and leadership opportunities. Pupils are well supported in their learning, and there are strong relationships between staff and students, contributing to a positive school environment where bullying is not tolerated. However, the school is noted for its inconsistency in subject knowledge mapping in certain areas, which may affect pupils' ability to retain crucial concepts.

Strengths

• Strong vision for academic and personal development.
• Impressive range of lessons and curriculum activities.
• Strong phonics teaching and early reading support.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND.
• Pupils engage in leadership and extra-curricular activities.

Areas for Improvement

• Communication with some parents is perceived as ineffective.
• Inconsistency in key knowledge mapping across 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 New Seaham Academy attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.9% 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, 0.0% of pupils at New Seaham Academy 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 New Seaham Academy had 24.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.2% 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, 6.9% of pupils at New Seaham Academy 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 2024–25 New Seaham Academy received £6,058 and spent £5,543 for each of its 223 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £253,000 (£1,135 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is New Seaham Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for New Seaham Academy is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was New Seaham Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

New Seaham Academy was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does New Seaham Academy have?

New Seaham Academy has 216 pupils on roll.

What age range does New Seaham Academy cover?

New Seaham Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are New Seaham Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 94% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is New Seaham Academy?

New Seaham Academy is at Byron Terrace, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 0HX.