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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 12 March 2025Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
- 17 January 2013Graded inspection: Good · as St Mary Magdalen's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Seaham, URN 114236
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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 entry61 applications · 28 places offered · 28 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.2; 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; as the previous school
- 2021 1.7; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2020 2.2; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2019 1.9; County Durham median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2018 2.0; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2017 2.0; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2016 2.1; County Durham median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2015 1.7; County Durham median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2014 2.1; County Durham median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- County Durham median
Dashed bars: as St Mary Magdalen's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Seaham (URN 114236), the previous school.
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 | 28 | 61 | 2.2 | 28 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 45 | 75 | 1.7 | 44 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2024 | 40 | 74 | 1.9 | 40 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 44 | 86 | 2.0 | 44 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 * | 38 | 77 | 2.0 | 38 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 * | 42 | 71 | 1.7 | 42 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 * | 45 | 100 | 2.2 | 52 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2019 * | 45 | 84 | 1.9 | 46 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2018 * | 45 | 92 | 2.0 | 47 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2017 * | 45 | 92 | 2.0 | 36 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2016 * | 38 | 79 | 2.1 | 52 | 1.37 |
| Sep 2015 * | 45 | 77 | 1.7 | 39 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2014 * | 38 | 81 | 2.1 | 46 | 1.21 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 81% · Writing 81% · Maths 92% → all three 76% 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 | 76% | 14% | 108 | 106 |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 16% | 106 | 106 |
| 2022/23 | 57% | 7% | 107 | 104 |
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
- St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolImproved significantly20252.2applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · County DurhamRemains Good20232.0applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · County DurhamStandards maintained20241.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · County DurhamGood20242.1applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · County DurhamGood20222.7applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · County DurhamRemains Good · improving20242.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · County DurhamGood20221.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 3.4 km · SunderlandStandards maintained20252.5applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
- 3.6 km · SunderlandGood20241.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 149165 · 840/3301
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 315 pupils · 308 on roll
- Free school meals
- 13.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 July 2022
- Replaced
- St Mary Magdalen's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Seaham (URN 114236)
- Address
- Dene House Road, St. Mary Magdalene RC Primary School, Dene House Road, SEAHAM, SR7 7BJ
- Local authority
- County Durham
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources