Seaton Primary School
Valley View, Seaton, EX12 2HF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Head
- Miss Jenna McCaffery
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 384
- Pupils on roll
- 377
- URN
- 113108
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0129720922
About this school
Seaton Primary School is a community primary school in Seaton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 377 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Seaton 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 | 65 | 59 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 66% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 5% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 85% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 80% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 76% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.90 | - | - |
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 Seaton 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 | Devon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 373 |
| 2023/24 | 380 |
| 2024/25 | 376 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Seaton Primary School compares
Seaton Primary School ranked 46th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 76% | 5.9% | 12.2% | 377 | — |
| Beer Church of England Primary School | 57% | 4.3% | 10.7% | 94 | 1.5 miles |
| Colyton Primary Academy | 61% | 4.7% | 22.3% | 150 | 1.9 miles |
| Musbury Primary School | — | 4.2% | 33.3% | 53 | 3.0 miles |
| Branscombe Church of England Primary School | — | 6.6% | 16.7% | 6 | 3.3 miles |
| Shute Community Primary School | 71% | 4.7% | 6.4% | 46 | 4.2 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)
- 12.23%
- English as an additional language
- 15.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.9%
- Persistent absence
- 15.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beer Church of England Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Seaton
-
Colyton Primary Academy1.9 miles
Primary · Colyton
-
Musbury Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Axminster
-
Branscombe Church of England Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Seaton
-
Shute Community Primary School4.2 miles
Primary · Axminster
Other schools in Seaton
Common questions
- What ages does Seaton Primary School teach?
- Seaton Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Seaton.
- Who is the executive head of Seaton Primary School?
- The executive head of Seaton Primary School is Miss Jenna McCaffery, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Seaton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Seaton 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 Seaton Primary School?
- Seaton Primary School has 377 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Seaton Primary School full?
- Seaton Primary School has capacity for 384 pupils and 377 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Seaton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Seaton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Seaton Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Seaton Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Seaton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Seaton Primary School compare with other schools in Devon?
- Seaton Primary School ranked 46th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Seaton Primary School's absence rate?
- Seaton Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Seaton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Seaton 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.