Seaview Primary School
The Avenue, Deneside, Seaham, SR7 8PD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Gingell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Easington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 256
- URN
- 129823
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915813974
About this school
Seaview Primary School is a community primary school in Seaham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 256 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
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 | 34 | 41 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 73% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 12% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 78% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 83% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 80% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.50 | - | - |
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 Seaview 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 | 74% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 288 |
| 2023/24 | 277 |
| 2024/25 | 269 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Seaview Primary School compares
Seaview Primary School ranked 95th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 7.7% | 53.5% | 256 | — |
| Westlea Primary School | 77% | 5.9% | 48.2% | 247 | 0.6 miles |
| Seaham Trinity Primary School | 54% | 7.7% | 47.6% | 349 | 0.7 miles |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham | 75% | 4% | 20.9% | 206 | 0.7 miles |
| St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School | 76% | 3.5% | 15.4% | 308 | 0.8 miles |
| New Seaham Academy | 94% | 4.2% | 10.8% | 216 | 0.8 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)
- 53.47%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 7.65%
- Persistent absence
- 22.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Westlea Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Seaham
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Seaham Trinity Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Seaham
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St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham0.7 miles
Primary · Seaham
-
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Seaham
-
New Seaham Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Seaham
Other schools in Seaham
Seaview Primary School ranks 8th 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
- 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 Seaview Primary School teach?
- Seaview Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Seaham.
- Who is the headteacher of Seaview Primary School?
- The headteacher of Seaview Primary School is Mr Paul Gingell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Seaview Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Seaview 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 Seaview Primary School?
- Seaview Primary School has 256 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Seaview Primary School full?
- Seaview Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 256 on roll (81%), 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 Seaview Primary School a faith school?
- No. Seaview Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Seaview Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Seaview Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Seaview Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Seaview Primary School's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Seaview Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Seaview Primary School rank locally?
- Seaview Primary School ranked 95th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Seaview Primary School's absence rate?
- Seaview Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Seaview Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Seaview 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.