Seaburn Dene Primary School
Torver Crescent, Seaburn Dene, Sunderland, SR6 8LG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr John Howe
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Sunderland Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 218
- URN
- 108786
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915634100
About this school
Seaburn Dene Primary School is a community primary school in Sunderland. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 218 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Seaburn Dene Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 25 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 68% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 8% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 88% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 80% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 88% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Seaburn Dene Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sunderland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68% | 60.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 63.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 226 |
| 2023/24 | 222 |
| 2024/25 | 220 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Seaburn Dene Primary School compares
Seaburn Dene Primary School ranked 17th of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 4.6% | 11.2% | 218 | — |
| Fulwell Junior School | 78% | 4% | 10% | 350 | 0.5 miles |
| Fulwell Infant School Academy | — | 4.3% | 7.8% | 354 | 0.5 miles |
| St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School | 78% | 4.4% | 8% | 303 | 0.9 miles |
| Redby Academy | 70% | 4.5% | 14.3% | 259 | 1.0 miles |
| Southwick Community Primary School | 51% | 8.5% | 66.2% | 345 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.22%
- English as an additional language
- 5.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.55%
- Persistent absence
- 11.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Fulwell Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Sunderland
-
Fulwell Infant School Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Sunderland
-
St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Sunderland
-
Redby Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Sunderland
-
Southwick Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Southwick
Other schools in Sunderland
Seaburn Dene Primary School ranks 11th of the 43 ranked primary schools in Sunderland.
- Barnes Infant Academy Primary
- Barnes Junior School Primary
- Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy Primary
- Bexhill Academy Primary
- Broadway Junior School Primary
- Castletown Primary School Primary
- Cleadon Church of England Academy Primary
- Dame Dorothy Primary School Primary
- Diamond Hall Infant Academy Primary
- Diamond Hall Junior Academy Primary
- East Herrington Primary Academy Primary
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Seaburn Dene Primary School teach?
- Seaburn Dene Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sunderland.
- Who is the headteacher of Seaburn Dene Primary School?
- The headteacher of Seaburn Dene Primary School is Mr John Howe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Seaburn Dene Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Seaburn Dene Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Seaburn Dene Primary School?
- Seaburn Dene Primary School has 218 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Seaburn Dene Primary School full?
- Seaburn Dene Primary School has capacity for 240 pupils and 218 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Seaburn Dene Primary School a faith school?
- No. Seaburn Dene Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Seaburn Dene Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Seaburn Dene Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Seaburn Dene Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Seaburn Dene Primary School compare with other schools in Sunderland?
- Seaburn Dene Primary School ranked 17th of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Seaburn Dene Primary School's absence rate?
- Seaburn Dene Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Seaburn Dene Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Seaburn Dene Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.