School profile

Seghill First School

Primary · Community school · Cramlington, NE23 7SB

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Seghill First School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 11 Jun 2024

Ofsted rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 9
Pupils105
GenderMixed
Head teacherMiss Tracey Chappell
Local authorityNorthumberland
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 122225.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils105
Girls48
Boys57
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.26.7%
First language not English5.7%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.150
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.90
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.40%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.28
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.3
Average class size15.6

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
91.4%
Indian
1.9%
Other Asian
1.9%
White and Black African
1%
African
1%
Other Black
1%
Other ethnic group
1%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
Other White
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher15.7
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.11.2
Teachers (FTE)6.68
Teaching assistants (FTE)2.73
Support staff (FTE)6.52
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/256.7
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/256.7
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.14
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.19
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.13
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.13
Applications from another local authority (Reception)2

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolNorthumberlandEngland
Overall absence7.4%, worse than England, worse than Northumberland5.1%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.16.4%, worse than England, worse than Northumberland12.9%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.2.7%, worse than England, worse than Northumberland0.7%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

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Schools near Seghill First School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
1.0 miPrimarySeaton Delaval First SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.2 miPrimaryCragside CofE Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
1.4 miSecondarySeaton Valley High SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.4 miMiddle deemed secondaryWhytrig Middle SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
1.4 miPrimaryFordley Primary SchoolFoundation school
Good
1.5 miPrimarySs Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary AcademyAcademy converter
Good
1.6 miPrimaryBurradon Community Primary SchoolFoundation school
Requires improvement
1.7 miPrimaryBackworth Park Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.8 miSecondaryCramlington Learning VillageAcademy converter
Good
1.8 miPrimaryAmberley Primary SchoolFoundation school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Seghill First School

What is Seghill First School's Ofsted rating?

Seghill First School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 11 Jun 2024.

How hard is it to get into Seghill First School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Seghill First School made 14 offers from 19 applications (1.4 per offer), and 13 of 13 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Seghill First School?

Seghill First School has 105 pupils aged 3 to 9.

What is the capacity of Seghill First School?

Seghill First School had 150 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Seghill First School?

At Seghill First School, the average class had 15.6 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 15.7 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Seghill First School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Seghill First School missed 7.4% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 16.4% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.