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Seaham High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Station Road, Seaham SR7 0BH · seahamhighschool.com · 0191 516 1600
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.8
- average Attainment 8 score. County Durham 44.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,095
- 91% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 42%
- First language not English
- 2.5%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Eden Learning Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 177 families put the school first and 195 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 195 | 177 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 211 | 208 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 231 | 229 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 207 | 196 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 238 | 272 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.8, and 40.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across County Durham it was 44.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼40.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼58.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ●39.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.78 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 114286)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 11 | −3.4 |
| Further education | 67 | +3.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 4 | +2.3 |
| Employment | 4 | −0.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9 | −2.4 |
| Activity not captured | 5 | +1.5 |
Ofsted
Seaham High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 3 July 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 3 Jul 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 114286), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114286)
Mar 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114286)
What parents said
69% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (94 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 69%
- Replies
- 94
- 8% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 51% who had a child bullied
based on 30 parents (32%) with SEND