Westlea Primary School
Winslow Crescent, Westlea Estate, Seaham, SR7 8JU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Deborah Scothern
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Easington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 238
- Pupils on roll
- 247
- URN
- 113998
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915813658
About this school
Westlea Primary School is a community primary school in Seaham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 247 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Westlea 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
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 32 | 36 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 69% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 8% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 78% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 89% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 50% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
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 Westlea 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 | 66% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 249 |
| 2023/24 | 254 |
| 2024/25 | 245 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Westlea Primary School compares
Westlea Primary School ranked 31st of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% 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 | 77% | 5.9% | 48.2% | 247 | — |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham | 75% | 4% | 20.9% | 206 | 0.2 miles |
| New Seaham Academy | 94% | 4.2% | 10.8% | 216 | 0.4 miles |
| Seaview Primary School | 64% | 7.7% | 53.5% | 256 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School | 76% | 3.5% | 15.4% | 308 | 1.2 miles |
| Seaham Trinity Primary School | 54% | 7.7% | 47.6% | 349 | 1.2 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)
- 48.17%
- English as an additional language
- 4.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.9%
- Persistent absence
- 17.02%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham0.2 miles
Primary · Seaham
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New Seaham Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Seaham
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Seaview Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Seaham
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St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Seaham
-
Seaham Trinity Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Seaham
Other schools in Seaham
Westlea Primary School ranks 2nd of the 9 ranked primary schools in Seaham.
- New Seaham Academy Primary
- Ribbon School Primary
- Ropery Walk Primary 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
- Seaham Harbour Nursery School Nursery
- Seaham High School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Westlea Primary School teach?
- Westlea Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Seaham.
- Who is the headteacher of Westlea Primary School?
- The headteacher of Westlea Primary School is Mrs Deborah Scothern, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Westlea Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Westlea 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 Westlea Primary School?
- Westlea Primary School has 247 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Westlea Primary School full?
- Westlea Primary School has capacity for 238 pupils and 247 on roll (104%), so it is at or above 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 Westlea Primary School a faith school?
- No. Westlea Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Westlea Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Westlea Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Westlea 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 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Westlea Primary School compare with other schools in County Durham?
- Westlea Primary School ranked 31st of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% 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 Westlea Primary School's absence rate?
- Westlea 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 Westlea Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Westlea 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 7 July 2026.