St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham

St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham at a glance

Located in Seaham, County Durham, St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 201 pupils aged 4 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That is down 9.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 13% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 109 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 17% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 23 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.8%. There are about 26.6 pupils per teacher. St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.