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Seaham Trinity Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Elisabeth Lee

location_onSeaham, SR7 7SP

language Visit Website phone 1915813047

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

424

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Expected Standard

54%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Seaham Trinity Primary School is a Community school primary school in Seaham, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 74% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Seaham Trinity Primary School is a community school in Seaham, County Durham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 385 pupils on roll, of whom 48% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 12% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #120 of 185 primaries in County Durham and #9,719 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 60%

Reading64% LA 72%

Writing70% LA 72%

Maths64% LA 72%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading66% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing39% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths59% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading65% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths73% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.9

Read

LA -0.6

-6.5 to -3.2

-1.6

Write

LA -0.1

-3.2 to -0.1

-4.5

Maths

LA -0.9

-6.0 to -2.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading81% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths75% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.7

Read

LA 0.1

1.0 to 4.4

3.2

Write

LA 0.6

1.6 to 4.7

0.4

Maths

LA 0.1

-1.0 to 1.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 67%

Reading85% LA 77%

Writing82% LA 78%

Maths89% LA 78%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.3

Read

LA 0.7

1.7 to 4.9

1.2

Write

LA 0.6

-0.3 to 2.7

3.2

Maths

LA 0.6

1.7 to 4.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

10 October 2023

Inspection Report

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19 April 2018

Inspection Report

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01 October 2013

Inspection Report

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30 January 2012

Inspection Report

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16 June 2010

Inspection Report

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09 July 2009

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-04-19

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-10-01

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-01-30

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.0%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(4 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 385 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	385	4	1.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	372	11	3.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	409	3	0.7%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	402	4	1.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	397	17	4.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	427	1	0.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	424	10	2.4%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	414	4	1.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	426	3	0.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	424	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	417	1	0.2%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	431	2	0.5%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	427	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	419	3	0.7%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	443	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	443	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	425	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	453	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	441	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	420	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	434	3	0.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	430	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	424	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	466	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	459	4	0.9%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	444	1	0.2%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 50 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 38 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 12 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 9 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

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Seaham Trinity Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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