Seaham High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 3 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Unique reference
- 147711
- Address
- Station Road, SR7 0BH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1123 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 41.8%
- Persistent absence
- 22.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.0%
White British 95%
Mixed 1.5%
Other White 1.2%
Pakistani 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
African 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 40%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 40%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.7
Local authority average 44
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.78
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 72 |
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 26 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 39 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 9 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 40 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 14 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 12 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 48 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 21 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 86 |
Admissions
Seaham High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 211
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 208
- 2nd preference
- 43
- 3rd preference
- 19
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 208
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 237 113 124 |
| Year 8 | 211 109 102 |
| Year 9 | 247 123 124 |
| Year 10 | 208 102 106 |
| Year 11 | 220 114 106 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 80.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 64.0% 45.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 20.0% 31.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 5.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 7.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.8% 3.0% |