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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 13 November 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 4 May 2016Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry51 applications · 31 places offered · 31 named it first
- 2026 1.7; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2025 1.7; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2024 1.9; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2023 2.0; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2022 2.0; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2021 2.1; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2020 1.8; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2019 2.2; County Durham median median 2.0
- 2018 2.6; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2017 1.9; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2016 1.8; County Durham median median 1.5
- 2015 2.1; County Durham median median 1.6
- 2014 1.9; County Durham median median 1.6
- This school
- County Durham median
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 31 | 51 | 1.7 | 31 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 38 | 63 | 1.7 | 38 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 22 | 42 | 1.9 | 22 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 26 | 53 | 2.0 | 24 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2022 | 40 | 80 | 2.0 | 40 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 33 | 69 | 2.1 | 33 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 41 | 73 | 1.8 | 36 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2019 | 30 | 67 | 2.2 | 27 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2018 | 34 | 87 | 2.6 | 31 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2017 | 45 | 86 | 1.9 | 39 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2016 | 45 | 82 | 1.8 | 41 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2015 | 38 | 81 | 2.1 | 45 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2014 | 38 | 72 | 1.9 | 38 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 74% · Writing 76% · Maths 91% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- County Durham median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 68% | 12% | 106 | 108 |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 14% | 105 | 106 |
| 2022/23 | 64% | 14% | 105 | 105 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Ropery Walk Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20241.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · County DurhamRemains Good20232.0applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · County DurhamImproved significantly20252.2applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · County DurhamGood20242.1applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 2.6 km · County DurhamRemains Good · improving20242.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 2.6 km · County DurhamGood20222.7applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
- 2.7 km · County DurhamGood20221.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 4.0 km · County DurhamGood20231.2applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 4.4 km · SunderlandStandards maintained20252.5applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 113993 · 840/2000
- Capacity
- 315 pupils · 219 on roll
- Free school meals
- 32.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Ropery Walk, Seaham, SR7 7JZ
- Local authority
- County Durham
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources