Seaham High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 4 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
- 1122 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 40.3%
- Persistent absence
- 30.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.1%
White British 94.8%
Mixed 1.7%
Other White 1.2%
Indian 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
African 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.26
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 32%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.8
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.74
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 48 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 39 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 9 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 25 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 9 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 11 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 55 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 94 |
| Biology | GCSE | 22 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 22 |
Admissions
Seaham High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 231
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 229
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 25
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 227
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 216 112 104 |
| Year 8 | 245 121 124 |
| Year 9 | 226 109 117 |
| Year 10 | 235 121 114 |
| Year 11 | 200 104 96 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 81.3% 85.6% |
Further education | 64.0% 45.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 14.0% 32.0% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.8% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 4.9% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 5.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 7.7% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.2% |