What did Ofsted judge Seaton Delaval First School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Seaton Delaval First School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in July 2013 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in September 2022 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Seaton Delaval First School?

Seaton Delaval First School has 161 pupils on roll.

What ages does Seaton Delaval First School take?

Seaton Delaval First School admits pupils aged 3 to 9.

Where is Seaton Delaval First School located?

Seaton Delaval First School is located in Whitley Bay, NE25 0EP, Northumberland.

How do I apply to Seaton Delaval First School?

Seaton Delaval First School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How are Reception places decided at Seaton Delaval First School?

When Seaton Delaval First School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked After Children (as defined by Section 22 of the Children Act 1989) including a child who was previously “looked after” but immediately after being “looked after” became subject to an adoption, residence, or special guardianship order. Children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Residence in the school's catchment area — Children living within the catchment area of the school and those on whose behalf firm evidence is presented that they will be living in the catchment area by the appropriate admission date. The following link provides information re: catchments relevant to the 2027/28 academic year: School catchment and transport eligibility maps | Northumberland County Council; 3. Exceptional medical or psychological grounds — Children with an exceptional social or medical reason that means that they can only attend that specific school (for example, where the child or one or both parents has a disability that means that the child can only go to one school). Strong supporting evidence must be provided from a professional body involved with the family or the child. The professional must be independent of both the family and the school. The evidence must relate specifically to the school for which the application is being made and must demonstrate clearly why it is the only school that can meet the child’s needs. No assumptions should be made that the submission of the relevant evidence will, in itself be sufficient to allocate a place. NOTE: You will not be allocated a place under this criterion if you omit to send to School Admissions Team a written statement from a professional third party by 15 January 2027, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point.

What is the largest ethnic background at Seaton Delaval First School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 90.1% of pupils at Seaton Delaval First School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Seaton Delaval First School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked After Children (as defined by Section 22 of the Children Act 1989) including a child who was previously “looked after” but immediately after being “looked after” became subject to an adoption, residence, or special guardianship order. Children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Residence in the school's catchment area — Children living within the catchment area of the school and those on whose behalf firm evidence is presented that they will be living in the catchment area by the appropriate admission date. The following link provides information re: catchments relevant to the 2027/28 academic year: School catchment and transport eligibility maps | Northumberland County Council
3Exceptional medical or psychological grounds — Children with an exceptional social or medical reason that means that they can only attend that specific school (for example, where the child or one or both parents has a disability that means that the child can only go to one school). Strong supporting evidence must be provided from a professional body involved with the family or the child. The professional must be independent of both the family and the school. The evidence must relate specifically to the school for which the application is being made and must demonstrate clearly why it is the only school that can meet the child’s needs. No assumptions should be made that the submission of the relevant evidence will, in itself be sufficient to allocate a place. NOTE: You will not be allocated a place under this criterion if you omit to send to School Admissions Team a written statement from a professional third party by 15 January 2027.
4Sibling link — Children who have a sibling* who already attends the school and who is expected to be on roll at the school at the time of admission. *For the purpose of admissions, siblings are deemed to be brothers and sisters, stepsiblings, foster siblings, adopted siblings and other children who reside permanently in the household and are treated as siblings.
5Any other children — Other children

Read 2026-09-12 from Northumberland County Council's agreed admission arrangements for 2027/28. Northumberland runs a three-tier system in much of the county, so the council publishes one policy for first and primary schools (Reception) and a second covering middle, high and secondary schools at years 5, 7 and 9; the entry point here is taken from the school's own age range. The council's website rejects automated clients at its firewall although its robots.txt permits crawling, so the documents were retrieved through the operator browser. The primary file is still named "Consulted" but the council's own index lists it under "2027/2028 (Agreed Admission Arrangements)". CORRECTION 2026-09-12: this row was first written the same day with the right notes but an empty criteria list — every rule came out blank. The rules below were re-read from the same determined document and written back.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Seaton Delaval First School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Seaton Delaval First School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Seaton Delaval First School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in July 2013 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in September 2022 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Seaton Delaval First School?: Seaton Delaval First School has 161 pupils on roll.
What ages does Seaton Delaval First School take?: Seaton Delaval First School admits pupils aged 3 to 9.
Where is Seaton Delaval First School located?: Seaton Delaval First School is located in Whitley Bay, NE25 0EP, Northumberland.
How do I apply to Seaton Delaval First School?: Seaton Delaval First School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How are Reception places decided at Seaton Delaval First School?: When Seaton Delaval First School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked After Children (as defined by Section 22 of the Children Act 1989) including a child who was previously “looked after” but immediately after being “looked after” became subject to an adoption, residence, or special guardianship order. Children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Residence in the school's catchment area — Children living within the catchment area of the school and those on whose behalf firm evidence is presented that they will be living in the catchment area by the appropriate admission date. The following link provides information re: catchments relevant to the 2027/28 academic year: School catchment and transport eligibility maps | Northumberland County Council; 3. Exceptional medical or psychological grounds — Children with an exceptional social or medical reason that means that they can only attend that specific school (for example, where the child or one or both parents has a disability that means that the child can only go to one school). Strong supporting evidence must be provided from a professional body involved with the family or the child. The professional must be independent of both the family and the school. The evidence must relate specifically to the school for which the application is being made and must demonstrate clearly why it is the only school that can meet the child’s needs. No assumptions should be made that the submission of the relevant evidence will, in itself be sufficient to allocate a place. NOTE: You will not be allocated a place under this criterion if you omit to send to School Admissions Team a written statement from a professional third party by 15 January 2027, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point.
What is the largest ethnic background at Seaton Delaval First School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 90.1% of pupils at Seaton Delaval First School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Seaton Delaval First School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked After Children (as defined by Section 22 of the Children Act 1989) including a child who was previously “looked after” but immediately after being “looked after” became subject to an adoption, residence, or special guardianship order. Children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Residence in the school's catchment area — Children living within the catchment area of the school and those on whose behalf firm evidence is presented that they will be living in the catchment area by the appropriate admission date. The following link provides information re: catchments relevant to the 2027/28 academic year: School catchment and transport eligibility maps | Northumberland County Council
3Exceptional medical or psychological grounds — Children with an exceptional social or medical reason that means that they can only attend that specific school (for example, where the child or one or both parents has a disability that means that the child can only go to one school). Strong supporting evidence must be provided from a professional body involved with the family or the child. The professional must be independent of both the family and the school. The evidence must relate specifically to the school for which the application is being made and must demonstrate clearly why it is the only school that can meet the child’s needs. No assumptions should be made that the submission of the relevant evidence will, in itself be sufficient to allocate a place. NOTE: You will not be allocated a place under this criterion if you omit to send to School Admissions Team a written statement from a professional third party by 15 January 2027.
4Sibling link — Children who have a sibling* who already attends the school and who is expected to be on roll at the school at the time of admission. *For the purpose of admissions, siblings are deemed to be brothers and sisters, stepsiblings, foster siblings, adopted siblings and other children who reside permanently in the household and are treated as siblings.
5Any other children — Other children

Seaton Delaval First School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Seaton Delaval First School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Seaton Delaval First School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in July 2013 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in September 2022 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Seaton Delaval First School?: Seaton Delaval First School has 161 pupils on roll.
What ages does Seaton Delaval First School take?: Seaton Delaval First School admits pupils aged 3 to 9.
Where is Seaton Delaval First School located?: Seaton Delaval First School is located in Whitley Bay, NE25 0EP, Northumberland.
How do I apply to Seaton Delaval First School?: Seaton Delaval First School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How are Reception places decided at Seaton Delaval First School?: When Seaton Delaval First School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked After Children (as defined by Section 22 of the Children Act 1989) including a child who was previously “looked after” but immediately after being “looked after” became subject to an adoption, residence, or special guardianship order. Children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Residence in the school's catchment area — Children living within the catchment area of the school and those on whose behalf firm evidence is presented that they will be living in the catchment area by the appropriate admission date. The following link provides information re: catchments relevant to the 2027/28 academic year: School catchment and transport eligibility maps | Northumberland County Council; 3. Exceptional medical or psychological grounds — Children with an exceptional social or medical reason that means that they can only attend that specific school (for example, where the child or one or both parents has a disability that means that the child can only go to one school). Strong supporting evidence must be provided from a professional body involved with the family or the child. The professional must be independent of both the family and the school. The evidence must relate specifically to the school for which the application is being made and must demonstrate clearly why it is the only school that can meet the child’s needs. No assumptions should be made that the submission of the relevant evidence will, in itself be sufficient to allocate a place. NOTE: You will not be allocated a place under this criterion if you omit to send to School Admissions Team a written statement from a professional third party by 15 January 2027, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point.
What is the largest ethnic background at Seaton Delaval First School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 90.1% of pupils at Seaton Delaval First School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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