Seaton Valley High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 10 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 13 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Unique reference
- 122374
- Address
- Prospect Avenue, NE25 0FW
- Website
- www.svf.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 627 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 44.5%
- Girls
- 55.5%
- First language not English
- 3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.8%
- Persistent absence
- 26.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.2%
White British 93%
Mixed 2.1%
Unclassified 1.8%
Other White 1.4%
Pakistani 0.6%
Indian 0.5%
African 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 32%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.2
Local authority average 43.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.62
Local authority average 3.81
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 48 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 18 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 21 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 21 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 19 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 36 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 36 |
| English Language | GCSE | 144 |
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 9 | 150 70 80 |
| Year 10 | 153 76 77 |
| Year 11 | 144 65 79 |
| Year 12 | 85 27 58 |
| Year 13 | 95 41 54 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 80.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 29.0% 35.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 53.0% 44.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 6.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 6.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.7% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 63.0% 67.3% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 14.0% 27.9% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.3% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.2% 2.4% |