Seaton Sluice First School
Granville Avenue, Seaton Sluice, Whitley Bay, NE26 4BX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amanda Bennett
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Cramlington and Killingworth
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 190
- Pupils on roll
- 187
- URN
- 122234
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912371839
About this school
Seaton Sluice First School is a community primary school in Whitley Bay. It teaches children aged 3 to 9 and has 187 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Seaton Sluice First School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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
Trends over time
How Seaton Sluice First 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 184 |
| 2023/24 | 191 |
| 2024/25 | 187 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Seaton Sluice First School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.9% | 14.8% | 187 | — |
| Holywell Village First School | — | 3.2% | 16.1% | 161 | 1.6 miles |
| Whitley Lodge First School | — | 2.4% | 8.5% | 250 | 1.6 miles |
| Coquet Park First School | — | 2.8% | 2.7% | 169 | 1.9 miles |
| Southridge First School | — | 2.2% | 6% | 321 | 2.0 miles |
| New Hartley First School | — | 4.1% | 16.2% | 165 | 2.1 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.81%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.89%
- Persistent absence
- 11.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holywell Village First School1.6 miles
Primary · Whitley Bay
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Whitley Lodge First School1.6 miles
Primary · Whitley Bay
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Coquet Park First School1.9 miles
Primary · Whitley Bay
-
Southridge First School2.0 miles
Primary · Whitley Bay
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New Hartley First School2.1 miles
Primary · Whitley Bay
Other schools in Whitley Bay
- Appletree Gardens First School Primary
- Coquet Park First School Primary
- Holywell Village First School Primary
- Langley First School Primary
- Marine Park First School Primary
- New Hartley First School Primary
- Rockcliffe First School Primary
- Seaton Delaval First School Primary
- South Wellfield First School Primary
- Southridge First School Primary
- Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay Primary
- Whitley Lodge First School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Seaton Sluice First School teach?
- Seaton Sluice First School teaches children aged 3 to 9. It is a primary school in Whitley Bay.
- Who is the headteacher of Seaton Sluice First School?
- The headteacher of Seaton Sluice First School is Mrs Amanda Bennett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Seaton Sluice First School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Seaton Sluice First 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 Sluice First School?
- Seaton Sluice First School has 187 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 9.
- Is Seaton Sluice First School full?
- Seaton Sluice First School has capacity for 190 pupils and 187 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 Sluice First School a faith school?
- No. Seaton Sluice First School has no designated religious character.
- Does Seaton Sluice First School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Seaton Sluice First School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Seaton Sluice First School have?
- The schools register lists Seaton Sluice First School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Seaton Sluice First School's absence rate?
- Seaton Sluice First School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Seaton Sluice First School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Seaton Sluice First School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.