Seaham High SchoolFarringdon Community Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Seaham High School and Farringdon Community Academy are secondary schools.
Seaham High School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Farringdon Community Academy scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Seaham High School was judged Good and Farringdon Community Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.8 for Seaham High School and 44.6 for Farringdon Community Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Seaham High School (45.5 in 2021-22, 45.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SeahamSeaham High School | SunderlandFarringdon Community Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D54/100 | D54/100 | |
| Local ranking | 23rd of 30 in County Durham | 7th of 18 in Sunderland | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,123 | 675 | |
| Capacity | 1,200 | 1,050 | |
| Location | Seaham, SR7 0BH | Sunderland, SR3 3EL | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 45.8 Stronger figure | 44.6 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 40.2% | 50.0% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 58.9% | 69.9% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 39.7% Stronger figure | 28.7% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.78 | 3.93 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 219 | 136 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,123 | 675 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 42.1% | 45.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.0% | 1.6% | |
| SEN support | 17.0% | 16.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.8% | 5.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.6% Stronger figure | 11.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 24.8% Stronger figure | 33.4% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Seaham High School
Farringdon Community Academy
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