Mill Road, Seaham, County Durham SR7 0HW
10 reasons to choose St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Seaham
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St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Seaham has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Seaham and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Seaham is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 26 members of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2024) inspection.
Average class size
St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Seaham has one class per year, and an average class size of 28 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Seaham ranks in the top 8% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 15% of schools.
The St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Seaham curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, Spanish. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. British Council’s International School Award for international learning activities. UNICEF Rights Respecting School Gold accreditation. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Seaham
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Seaham
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are staggered by age group and are from 8.50/8.55am to 3.10/3.25pm, though after school clubs can extend the day.
Find another school near St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Seaham
Argyle House School, Infants & Juniors (4.9 miles); The Chorister School (11 miles).
New Seaham Academy (0.2 miles); Seaham Trinity Primary School (1.2 miles); St Paul’s Church of England Primary School, Sunderland (1.8 miles).
Argyle House School (4.9 miles); Durham School (11.1 miles); Durham High School for Girls (12.1 miles).
St Anthony’s Girls’ Catholic Academy (5 miles); Christ’s College (6 miles); The Academy at Shotton Hall (7 miles).