Seaton Academy
Academy converter primary school in Workington (Cumberland).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Welcome to Our School Seaton Academy is a happy place where children enjoy school, feel safe and enjoy coming to school. Pre-school and Reception years follow the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum. Here we provide stimulating, secure and creative learning environments where each child needs and abilities are recognised and developed.
Learning takes place through carefully structured and focused play activities where children learn through working alongside highly qualified and experienced staff. We invest in a high proportion of adult support in order to maximise and develop childrens learning opportunities. Key Stage 1 incorporates years 1 and 2.
Here, children follow a varied curriculum with a strong emphasis on basic skills. We place great emphasis on developing within every child a lively, enquiring mind, the ability to question logically, to communicate and acquire life long learning skills. All children take part in formal SATs assessments at the end of year 2.
Children in year 1 take part in the phonics screening check. Seaton Academy has a talented and hard working staff who work very closely with parents and carers to ensure that together, we are educating our children with the skills they need to live fulfilling lives.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Computing
- Dance
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Music
- Rugby
- Forest School
- Nurture Group
- OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning)
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 136285
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2010
Governing body (15 current, 5 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.11 governors are linked to a profile (10 confirmed, 1 (likely)).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Karen Shankland | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 |
| Miss Cameron Walker | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2025 | |
| Mrs Natalie Parker | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Mark Jenkinson | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 |
| Mr Paul Smith Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 |
| Mrs Holly McClure Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Jacqueline Ann McClintock Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Susan Armstrong Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Ruth Pickering Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Shelley McGlasson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Paul Smith Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Laura Nixon Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Robert Lewis Barton Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2022 | |
| Mr Robert Lewis Barton Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Kerry Surtees | MemberTrust members | Elected by parents | since 2021 |
| Mrs Christine Mounsey Confirmed same person Former | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2025 · term ended 2025 | |
| Mrs Wendy Stuart Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Ashleigh O'Neill Former | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Phil Sharpe (likely) Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Scott Benbow Former | MemberTrust members | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record