Westlea Primary SchoolRibbon School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Seaham.

Summary of the comparison

Westlea Primary School and Ribbon School are primary schools in Seaham.

  • Westlea Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Ribbon School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average). Ribbon School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Westlea Primary School was judged Good and Ribbon School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 77.0% for Westlea Primary School and 64.0% for Ribbon School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Westlea Primary School (66.0% in 2022-23, 77.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Ribbon School (65.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Westlea Primary School versus Ribbon School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SeahamWestlea Primary SchoolSeahamRibbon SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC64/100C67/100Stronger figure
Local ranking47th of 202 in County Durham 32nd of 202 in County Durham Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll245 512
Capacity238 478
LocationSeaham, SR7 8JU Seaham, SR7 9QR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard77.0% Stronger figure64.0% 62.0%
At higher standard9.0% 11.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census245 512
Free school meals (ever 6)48.2% 41.6%
English as an additional language4.9% 3.3%
SEN support26.9% 28.5%
SEN with an EHC plan2.9% 2.1%
Attendance
Overall absence5.9% 5.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence17.0% 13.1% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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.

Westlea Primary School

Ribbon School

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