Seascale Primary School
Crofthead Road, Seascale, Seascale, CA20 1LZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Storey
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 164
- Pupils on roll
- 97
- URN
- 112163
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01946728403
About this school
Seascale Primary School is a community primary school in Seascale. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 97 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Seascale 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 | 17 | 25 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 16% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 60% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 32% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 28% | 45% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 95.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.80 | - | - |
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 Seascale 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 | Cumberland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 53% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 16% | 52.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 54.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 117 |
| 2023/24 | 127 |
| 2024/25 | 117 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Seascale Primary School compares
Seascale Primary School ranked 57th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 6.4% | 14.6% | 97 | — |
| Gosforth CofE Primary School and Nursery | 81% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 96 | 2.1 miles |
| Beckermet CofE School | 50% | 4.9% | 2.8% | 73 | 3.5 miles |
| Thornhill Primary School | — | 6.2% | 37.9% | 85 | 4.8 miles |
| Bookwell Primary School | 80% | 3.4% | 13.9% | 194 | 5.8 miles |
| St Bega's CofE Primary School | — | 10.9% | 23.8% | 16 | 6.0 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)
- 14.58%
- English as an additional language
- 2.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.41%
- Persistent absence
- 11.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gosforth CofE Primary School and Nursery2.1 miles
Primary · Seascale
-
Beckermet CofE School3.5 miles
Primary · Beckermet
-
Thornhill Primary School4.8 miles
Primary · Egremont
-
Bookwell Primary School5.8 miles
Primary · Egremont
-
St Bega's CofE Primary School6.0 miles
Primary · Holmrook
Other schools in Seascale
Common questions
- What ages does Seascale Primary School teach?
- Seascale Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Seascale.
- Who is the headteacher of Seascale Primary School?
- The headteacher of Seascale Primary School is Mrs Laura Storey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Seascale Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Seascale 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 Seascale Primary School?
- Seascale Primary School has 97 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Seascale Primary School full?
- Seascale Primary School has capacity for 164 pupils and 97 on roll (59%), 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 Seascale Primary School a faith school?
- No. Seascale Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Seascale Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Seascale Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Seascale Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Seascale Primary School compare with other schools in Cumberland?
- Seascale Primary School ranked 57th of 111 primary schools in Cumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Seascale Primary School's absence rate?
- Seascale Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Seascale Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Seascale 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.