Ropery Walk Primary School
Ropery Walk, Seaham, SR7 7JZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Chloe Black
- Constituency
- Easington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 219
- URN
- 113993
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915813959
About this school
Ropery Walk Primary School is a community primary school in Seaham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 219 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 November 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 36 | 43 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 60% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 14% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 72% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 77% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 81% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| 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 Ropery Walk 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 | County Durham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 258 |
| 2023/24 | 255 |
| 2024/25 | 230 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ropery Walk Primary School compares
Ropery Walk Primary School ranked 69th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 4.3% | 35.2% | 219 | — |
| Seaham Trinity Primary School | 54% | 7.7% | 47.6% | 349 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School | 76% | 3.5% | 15.4% | 308 | 0.6 miles |
| Seaview Primary School | 64% | 7.7% | 53.5% | 256 | 1.1 miles |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham | 75% | 4% | 20.9% | 206 | 1.6 miles |
| New Seaham Academy | 94% | 4.2% | 10.8% | 216 | 1.6 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)
- 35.22%
- English as an additional language
- 5.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.27%
- Persistent absence
- 8.1%
Location
Nearby schools
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Seaham Trinity Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Seaham
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St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Seaham
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Seaview Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Seaham
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St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham1.6 miles
Primary · Seaham
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New Seaham Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Seaham
Other schools in Seaham
Ropery Walk Primary School ranks 6th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Seaham.
- New Seaham Academy Primary
- Ribbon School Primary
- Seaham Trinity Primary School Primary
- Seaview Primary School Primary
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton Primary
- St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Westlea Primary School Primary
- Seaham Harbour Nursery School Nursery
- Seaham High School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ropery Walk Primary School teach?
- Ropery Walk Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Seaham.
- Who is the headteacher of Ropery Walk Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ropery Walk Primary School is Mrs Chloe Black, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ropery Walk Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ropery Walk 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 big is Ropery Walk Primary School?
- Ropery Walk Primary School has 219 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ropery Walk Primary School full?
- Ropery Walk Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 219 on roll (70%), 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 Ropery Walk Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ropery Walk Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ropery Walk Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ropery Walk Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Ropery Walk Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ropery Walk Primary School rank locally?
- Ropery Walk Primary School ranked 69th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ropery Walk Primary School's absence rate?
- Ropery Walk Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ropery Walk Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ropery Walk 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.