Schools in Seaham

About schools in Seaham

Most of the eleven schools listed in Seaham are primary schools. Its one secondary school is where pupils go on to after primary. One nursery school takes the youngest children before they start primary.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

69%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 9 schools with published results

Nursery schools1

• Seaham Harbour Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 5

Primary schools9

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• New Seaham Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  94%

  expected standard
• Ribbon School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Ropery Walk Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Seaham Trinity Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  54%

  expected standard
• Seaview Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• Westlea Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  77%

  expected standard

Secondary schools1

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Seaham High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  45.8

  Attainment 8

Common questions about schools in Seaham

How many schools are in Seaham?

OfferDay lists eleven schools in Seaham, including nine primary schools and one nursery school.

Who inspects schools in Seaham?

Every school in Seaham is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Seaham?

OfferDay ranks schools in Seaham where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 10 July 2026.