Southmoor AcademySeaham High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Southmoor Academy and Seaham High School are secondary schools.
Southmoor Academy scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Seaham High School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Southmoor Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Southmoor Academy was judged Good and Seaham High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.0 for Southmoor Academy and 45.8 for Seaham High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Southmoor Academy (52.5 in 2021-22, 49.0 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Seaham High School (45.5 in 2021-22, 45.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SunderlandSouthmoor Academy | SeahamSeaham High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C55/100Stronger figure | D54/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 18 in Sunderland | 23rd of 30 in County Durham | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,392 | 1,123 | |
| Capacity | 1,264 | 1,200 | |
| Location | Sunderland, SR2 7TF | Seaham, SR7 0BH | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 49.0 Stronger figure | 45.8 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 49.0% Stronger figure | 40.2% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 72.9% Stronger figure | 58.9% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 49.4% Stronger figure | 39.7% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.39 Stronger figure | 3.78 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 251 | 219 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 90 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 31.2 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 34.1 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 4.3% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,392 | 1,123 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 33.3% | 42.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.6% | 2.0% | |
| SEN support | 15.4% | 17.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.1% | 3.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.2% Stronger figure | 8.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 23.0% Stronger figure | 24.8% | 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.
Southmoor Academy
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