St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

DurhamLocal Authority

EasingtonConstituency

SR7 0HWPostcode

8.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Durham, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 206 pupils. St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham is part of BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 84%
Higher standard: 22%
Reading score: 110
Maths score: 109

Ethnicity

White

97%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

<1%

Pupils

206

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

19%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 206
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good (Improving)

Ungraded inspection on 23 May 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one. Ofsted has scheduled a full graded inspection as a result.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
13 Jun 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.