Seahouses Primary School
James Street, Seahouses, NE68 7YF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Vickie Allen
- Constituency
- North Northumberland
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 60
- URN
- 122214
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01665720444
About this school
Seahouses Primary School is a community primary school in Seahouses. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 60 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 42% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 58% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 50% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 58% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.60 | - | - |
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 Seahouses 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 | Northumberland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 54.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 52.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 56% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 79 |
| 2023/24 | 69 |
| 2024/25 | 68 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Seahouses Primary School compares
Seahouses Primary School ranked 41st of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 3.8% | 16.2% | 60 | — |
| Ellingham Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 46 | 4.6 miles |
| Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 69 | 5.6 miles |
| Belford Primary School | 75% | 4.2% | 19.5% | 90 | 7.0 miles |
| Holy Island Church of England Primary School | — | — | 0% | 8 | 8.6 miles |
| Longhoughton Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 93 | 10.3 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)
- 16.18%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.81%
- Persistent absence
- 3.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ellingham Church of England Primary School4.6 miles
Primary · Chathill
-
Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England Primary School5.6 miles
Primary · Alnwick
-
Belford Primary School7.0 miles
Primary · Belford
-
Holy Island Church of England Primary School8.6 miles
Primary · Berwick-upon-Tweed
-
Longhoughton Church of England Primary School10.3 miles
Primary · Alnwick
Common questions
- What year groups does Seahouses Primary School teach?
- Seahouses Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Seahouses.
- Who is the headteacher of Seahouses Primary School?
- The headteacher of Seahouses Primary School is Mrs Vickie Allen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Seahouses Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Seahouses 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 Seahouses Primary School?
- Seahouses Primary School has 60 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Seahouses Primary School full?
- Seahouses Primary School has capacity for 150 pupils and 60 on roll (40%), 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 Seahouses Primary School a faith school?
- No. Seahouses Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Seahouses Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Seahouses Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Seahouses Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Seahouses Primary School rank locally?
- Seahouses Primary School ranked 41st of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Seahouses Primary School's absence rate?
- Seahouses Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Seahouses Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Seahouses 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 30 June 2026.