Ropery Walk Primary School
Community primary school in Seaham (County Durham).
KS2 RWM expected
68%
▲ 6pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
74%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
91%
▲ 17pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
76%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.7%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
16.8
▼ 3.9 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
32.9%
▲ 8pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
70%
219 / 315 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Map of nearby schools
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Nearby schools
nearest first56 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Seaham Harbour Nursery School, 0.1 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaham Harbour Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 0.1 mi | Nursery | 94 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2015) |
| Seaham Trinity Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.4 mi | Primary | 349 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2013) |
| St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Primary | 308 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Jan 2013, previous school) |
| Seaview Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 256 | Good, 2024 |
| Seaham High SchoolAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Secondary | 1,095 | Good, 2023 |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, SeahamAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 206 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (May 2016, previous school) |
| New Seaham AcademyAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 216 | Good, 2022 |
| Westlea Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 247 | Good, 2022 |
| Ribbon SchoolAcademy converter | 2.5 mi | Primary | 514 | Good, 2023 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, MurtonVoluntary aided | 2.6 mi | Primary | 127 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2013) |
| St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 2.7 mi | Primary | 332 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Outstanding (Nov 2018) |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, RyhopeAcademy converter | 2.8 mi | Primary | 184 | Good, 2024 |
| Hope Wood AcademyAcademy special converter | 3.1 mi | Special | 250 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2018) |
| Ryhope Infant School AcademyAcademy converter | 3.1 mi | Primary | 172 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Nov 2010, previous school) |
| Ryhope Junior SchoolCommunity | 3.1 mi | Primary | 158 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 |
| Easington Colliery Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.2 mi | Primary | 525 | Good, 2023 |
| Rosemary Lane Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 3.5 mi | Nursery | 95 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all six areas |
| Mill Hill Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 3.6 mi | Nursery | 169 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Mill Hill Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.6 mi | Primary | 434 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2014) |
| Easington CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.6 mi | Primary | 167 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2 |
| Venerable Bede Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 3.6 mi | Secondary | 738 | No overall grade, 2025Requires improvement in 3 key judgements, Inadequate in 1 |
| Easington AcademyAcademy converter | 3.7 mi | Secondary | 769 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3 |
| St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, SilksworthAcademy converter | 3.9 mi | Primary | 207 | Good, 2022 |
| New Silksworth Academy InfantAcademy sponsor led | 3.9 mi | Primary | 215 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2019) |
| New Silksworth Academy JuniorAcademy sponsor led | 3.9 mi | Primary | 200 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2019) |
| Portland AcademyAcademy special converter | 3.9 mi | Special | 207 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Feb 2025, no grade given |
| South Hetton PrimaryAcademy sponsor led | 4.0 mi | Primary | 202 | Good, 2023 |
| Hill View Infant AcademyAcademy converter | 4.0 mi | Primary | 439 | Good, 2022 |
| Grangetown Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.0 mi | Primary | 302 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Jun 2017) |
| Hopespring SunderlandOther independent | 4.1 mi | Independent | 24 | - |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 4.2 mi | Primary | 99 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 2 key judgements, Inadequate in 2; early years provision Inadequate. This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| Hill View Junior AcademyAcademy converter | 4.2 mi | Primary | 451 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Dec 2012, previous school) |
| Southmoor AcademyAcademy converter | 4.3 mi | Secondary | 1,398 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (Nov 2017) |
| Benedict Biscop Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 4.3 mi | Primary | 333 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Easington Lane Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.4 mi | Primary | 281 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2014) |
| Sunningdale SchoolCommunity special | 4.5 mi | Special | 153 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Outstanding (Apr 2013) |
| Valley Road AcademyAcademy converter | 4.5 mi | Primary | 344 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (May 2013, previous school) |
| Acre Rigg AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 4.6 mi | Primary | 257 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2018) |
| Acre Rigg Infant SchoolCommunity | 4.6 mi | Primary | 252 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 |
| Farringdon Community AcademyAcademy converter | 4.7 mi | Secondary | 712 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| St Aidan's Catholic AcademyAcademy converter | 4.7 mi | Secondary | 1,057 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| Ashbrooke SchoolOther independent special | 4.7 mi | Special | 126 | - |
| Eppleton Academy Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.8 mi | Primary | 208 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Plains Farm AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 4.8 mi | Primary | 164 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2015) |
| Seascape Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.8 mi | Primary | 263 | Report card, 2026Needs attention in 2 areas, Urgent improvement in 5 |
| Farringdon AcademyAcademy converter | 4.8 mi | Primary | 384 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| East Durham CollegeFurther education | 4.8 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Endeavour Academy DurhamFree schools alternative provision | 4.8 mi | Alternative provision | 50 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2018) |
| Hetton Lyons Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 4.9 mi | Nursery | 110 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Apr 2013) |
| Hetton Lyons Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.9 mi | Primary | 431 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| East Herrington Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 4.9 mi | Primary | 476 | Good, 2022 |
| Thornhill Park SchoolOther independent special | 4.9 mi | Special | 69 | - |
| Barbara Priestman AcademyAcademy special converter | 5.0 mi | Special | 189 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2015) |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, SunderlandAcademy converter | 5.0 mi | Primary | 472 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2013, previous school) |
| Gillas Lane Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 5.0 mi | Primary | 134 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Dec 2013, previous school) |
| Cotsford Primary SchoolCommunity | 5.0 mi | Primary | 181 | Good, 2024 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 10% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 1 of 10).
Overall deprivation1
Income2
Employment1
Education and skills3
Health1
Crime1
Barriers to housing and services7
Living environment1
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 120
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