Seaview Primary School
Community schoolPrimaryAges 2–11Mixed
The Avenue, Deneside, Seaham, SR7 8PD
Headteacher · Mr Paul Gingell
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Key facts
Pupils256Capacity 315
OfstedGoodInspected 21 May 2024
Free school meals46.2%
SEN provisionResourced provision and SEN unit
Ofsted
Good
Graded inspection on 21 May 2024.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through County Durham council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in County DurhamApplications for September 2026
All 20 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered20
Applications41
First choice20
First-choice offers20
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Westlea Primary School0.6 mi
- Seaham Trinity Primary School0.7 mi
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham0.7 mi
- St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School0.8 mi
- New Seaham Academy0.8 mi