Ribbon School
Barnes Road, Seaham, SR7 9QR
514 pupils · 108% of 478 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- RIBBON ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Free school meals
- 41.1%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 11 January 2023, published 8 March 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 64% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 11% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 69 | 69 | 84 | 69 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 57 | 57 | 69 | 57 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 56 | 56 | 65 | 56 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 47 | 45 | 62 | 46 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 45 | 45 | 56 | 45 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 40 | 40 | 53 | 40 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 50 | 49 | 66 | 49 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 68 | 68 | 87 | 68 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Seaview Primary School 2.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Westlea Primary School 2.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- South Hetton Primary 2.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham 2.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- New Seaham Academy 3.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.