Full-day nursery in Seaham, Durham
Seaham Kindergarten
Convent Of Mercy, 1 Antrim Gardens, Seaham, SR7 7BN · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since August 2022Reference 2699352Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 June 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places90 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 May 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Convent Of Mercy, 1 Antrim Gardens, Seaham, SR7 7BN · More nurseries in SR7
Stations
- Seaham4 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Dene House Lodge, Dene House Rd - Railway Station and Habour Walk-Rail Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Deneside Park6 min walk
- Malvern Field12 min walk
- Parkside Neighbourhood Park12 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Durham there are about 4.6 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Seaham Kindergarten is a full-day nursery at Convent Of Mercy, 1 Antrim Gardens, Seaham, SR7 7BN, in Seaham, Durham. It is registered for 90 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected March 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Seaham Trinity Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- Ropery Walk Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Seaham Harbour Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.7 miles
- Seaview Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- New Seaham Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.0 miles
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected May 2024 1.0 miles
- Westlea Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.1 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Seaham Kindergarten's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Seaham Kindergarten Outstanding at its inspection on 1 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Seaham Kindergarten take?
Seaham Kindergarten is registered with Ofsted for up to 90 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Seaham Kindergarten?
Seaham is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Seaham Kindergarten?
You can call 0191 581 5487 and visit www.seahamkindergarten.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2699352 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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