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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamSR7 8JUWestlea Primary School
Primary

Westlea Primary School

Primary

County Durham · Seaham · SR7 8JU www.westleaprimaryschool.com/

Pupils
245
cap. 238
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
245
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
245
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 30/11/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Westlea Primary School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
77%
+8pp
77%66%54%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 77%
RWM higher standard
9%
+1pp
12%9%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
86%
Reading higher standard
36%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
91%
Maths higher standard
41%
Science expected standard
91%
SPAG expected standard
86%
SPAG higher standard
36%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
245
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
48%
SEN
30%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Winslow Crescent, Westlea Estate, Seaham, SR7 8JU
Local authority
County Durham
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2577%9%86%36%77%14%91%41%91%86%106.0108.0107.030%245
2023/2469%8%78%11%78%17%89%22%86%50%103.0105.0101.025%254
2022/2366%6%81%31%72%13%88%34%94%75%107.0107.0106.0+0.70-0.20+2.6029%249
2018/1954%6%54%9%71%14%83%26%77%63%99.0104.0102.0-0.40+2.80+3.7021%271
2017/1871%12%79%18%79%18%85%24%79%82%103.0105.0105.0+2.40+4.30+4.7020%272
2016/1774%10%74%19%81%19%87%29%81%74%104.0106.0104.0+1.40+2.00+2.8018%279

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2524521.530%5%48%6%17%
2023/2425421.425%6%51%6%18%
2022/2324921.729%4%52%7%23%
2021/2226422.329%3%49%7%17%
2020/2126521.825%3%45%
2018/1927120.821%3%46%4%8%
2017/1827222.020%3%43%4%10%
2016/1727923.018%5%43%5%10%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.