Secondary school

Seaham High School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Durham
  • SR7 0BH
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,623 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 50%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 50%50%2016/17: top 67%2017/18: top 77%2018/19: top 59%2021/22: top 65%2022/23: top 40%40% · 2022/232023/24: top 64%2024/25: top 50%No exams

Against North EastArrows: North East rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 845.8 · North East 45.26/10 Middle+21.4 pts
Grade 5+ English and maths40.2% · North East 43.7%5/10 Middle+20.1 pts
EBacc point score3.78 · North East 3.934/10 Below+16.7 pts
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.43 · North East −0.213/10 Below
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 50.1 · 158 pupils · North East 49.42016/17: 43.1 · 168 pupils · North East 45.12017/18: 41.1 · 153 pupils · North East 44.92018/19: 44.6 · 156 pupils · North East 45.52021/22: 45.5 · 229 pupils · North East 48.42022/23: 47.8 · 220 pupils · North East 45.32023/24: 43 · 200 pupils · North East 44.652024/25: 45.8 · 219 pupils · North East 45.250.141.1No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 23% · 168 pupils · North East 36%2017/18: 26% · 153 pupils · North East 39%2018/19: 33% · 156 pupils · North East 38%2021/22: 34% · 229 pupils · North East 47%2022/23: 39% · 220 pupils · North East 41%2023/24: 36% · 200 pupils · North East 42.5%2024/25: 40.2% · 219 pupils · North East 43.7%40.2%23%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
177 of 177 who put it first2014 · 99.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st177177
2nd526
3rd152

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Inadequateas predecessor
  2. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2009Inadequateas predecessor
  4. 2011Satisfactoryas predecessor
  5. 2013Goodas predecessor
  6. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  7. 2023Good

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,095
Free school meals (past 6 years)42.1%
First language not English2.0%
SEN support17.0%
EHC plan3.8%
Absence (sessions missed)8.6%
Persistently absent pupils24.8%

Girls 50%Boys 50%

91.2% full · 1,200 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.9
Pupils per adult11.3
  • Classroom teachers 60.2
  • Leadership 8.6
  • Teaching assistants 14.2
  • Other support 36.9

Teachers 68.8 FTE · Whole workforce 119.8 · 143 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,581
Spend per pupil£7,954
Staff spend per pupil£6,130
Reserve per pupil£2,500
  • +£2,808,000revenue reserve
  • −£418,000in-year balance

Grants £8,405 · self-generated £92 · premises £424 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: EDEN LEARNING TRUST (10 academies) · trust reserve £11,436,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

200 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained86%
  • Education78%
  • Apprenticeship4%
  • Employment4%
  • Not sustained9%
  • Unknown5%