Seascape Primary School
Community school in Peterlee, County Durham.
School details
| Status | Open, but proposed to close |
|---|---|
| Phase | Primary |
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 2 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 263 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 385 |
| Free school meals | 72.80% |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Address | Ellison Road, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 5NJ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://seascapeprimary.durham.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01915864186 |
| URN | 133701 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 13 January 2026, published 10 March 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
| Curriculum and teaching | Urgent improvement |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Urgent improvement |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Early years | Urgent improvement |
| Leadership and governance | Urgent improvement |
Category of concern: Special measures.
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 28 September 2021, published 26 October 2021:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Dene House Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Cotsford Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Yohden Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Acre Rigg Academy (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Acre Rigg Infant School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Howletch Lane Primary School (primary school, about 1.9 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.