Seaview Primary School
School Name: Seaview Primary School Address: The Avenue, Deneside Town/City: Seaham County: County Durham Postcode: SR7 8PD Telephone Number: 01915 813974 Website: https://www.seaviewprimary.com/
Phase: Primary (ages 2-11) Type: Community school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2006
Headteacher: Mr Paul Gingell
Capacity: 315
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 256 (49% boys & 51% girls)
Enrollment: 81% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 46.2%
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
URN: 129823
DfE Number: 840/3520
UKPRN: 10075322
UPRN: 100110771776
Region: North East (E12000001)
District: County Durham (E06000047)
Constituency: Easington (E14001211)
Electoral Ward: Dalton & Dawdon (E05016170)
Easting & Northing: 441356E, 548900N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 50' 1.91" N 1° 21' 27.17" W
Plus Code: 9C6WRJMR+GX
DfE Record: View record
- Seaham High School (0.9km)
- Westlea Primary School (1.0km)
- Seaham Trinity Primary School (1.1km)
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham (1.2km)
- St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School (1.4km)
- New Seaham Academy (1.4km)
- Ropery Walk Primary School (1.8km)
- Seaham Harbour Nursery School (1.8km)
- Ribbon School (2.5km)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton (2.9km)
Predecessor schools†
- Laura Cain - Governor. Appointed on 20 May 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 19 May 2029.
- Rum Chopra - Governor. Appointed on 12 March 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 11 March 2029.
- Sadie Dale - Governor. Appointed on 12 March 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 11 March 2029.
- John Fletcher - Governor. Appointed on 30 June 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 29 June 2027.
- Philippa Lythgoe - Governor. Appointed on 24 March 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 23 March 2030.
- Jack McGlenen - Governor. Appointed on 5 January 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 4 January 2030.
- Catherine Metcalf - Governor. Appointed on 10 October 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 9 October 2029.
- Laura Phillips - Governor. Appointed on 27 June 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 26 June 2027.
- Kathryn Roberts - Governor. Appointed on 17 July 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 16 July 2027.
- Gemma Slater - Governor. Appointed on 4 July 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 3 July 2027.
- Mr Stephen Turns - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 9 December 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 8 December 2026.