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Schools in Peterlee, County Durham

20 schools · use the filters below to narrow your search

20

Total Schools

12

Primary

4

Secondary

0

SEND

1

Outstanding

7

Good

0

Req. Improvement

0

Inadequate

Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 8 of 20 schools here that have a published grade.

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Top-performing schools in Peterlee

Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.

By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score

1The Academy at Shotton Hall52.2Attainment 8
2Easington Academy51.8Attainment 8
3St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College44.5Attainment 8
4Dene Academy41.4Attainment 8

Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ofsted Rating

Phase

School Type

20 of 20 schools

The Academy at Shotton Hall

Peterlee, County Durham· SR8 1AU

OutstandingSecondaryAges 11–16

1,164 pupils

Attainment 8: 52.2

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Cotsford Primary School

Peterlee, County Durham· SR8 4EH

GoodPrimaryAges 4–11

179 pupils

KS2: 53% met expected standard

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Dene Academy

Peterlee, County Durham· SR8 5RL

GoodSecondaryAges 11–16

641 pupils

Attainment 8: 41.4

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Dene House Primary School

Peterlee, County Durham· SR8 5RL

GoodPrimaryAges 5–11

301 pupils

KS2: 59% met expected standard

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Easington Colliery Primary School

Peterlee, County Durham· SR8 3DJ

GoodPrimaryAges 3–11

532 pupils

KS2: 72% met expected standard

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Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School

Peterlee, County Durham· SR8 1DE

GoodPrimaryAges 2–11

218 pupils

KS2: 74% met expected standard

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Seascape Primary School

Peterlee, County Durham· SR8 5NJ

GoodPrimaryAges 2–11

267 pupils

KS2: 7% met expected standard

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Yohden Primary School

Peterlee, County Durham· SR8 4HP

GoodPrimaryAges 2–11

156 pupils

KS2: 57% met expected standard

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Acre Rigg Academy

Peterlee, County Durham· SR8 2DU

Not rated2 jobsPrimaryAges 7–11

256 pupils

KS2: 47% met expected standard

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Acre Rigg Infant School

Peterlee, County Durham· SR8 2DU

Not ratedPrimaryAges 2–7

259 pupils

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Easington Academy

Peterlee, County Durham· SR8 3AY

Not ratedSecondaryAges 11–16

788 pupils

Attainment 8: 51.8

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Easington CofE Primary School

Peterlee, County Durham· SR8 3BP

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

156 pupils

KS2: 65% met expected standard

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East Durham College

Peterlee, County Durham· SR8 2RN

Not rated16 plusAges 14–99

Attainment 8: 12.1

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Endeavour Academy Durham

Peterlee, County Durham· SR8 2RN

Not ratedAges 14–19

50 pupils

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Horden Nursery School

Peterlee, County Durham· SR8 4TB

Not ratedNurseryAges 2–5

110 pupils

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Howletch Lane Primary School

Peterlee, County Durham· SR8 2NQ

Not ratedPrimaryAges 2–11

380 pupils

KS2: 44% met expected standard

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Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School

Peterlee, County Durham· SR8 4AB

Not ratedPrimaryAges 5–11

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Rosemary Lane Nursery School

Peterlee, County Durham· SR8 3BQ

Not ratedNurseryAges 2–5

110 pupils

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Shotton Hall Primary School

Peterlee, County Durham· SR8 1NX

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

351 pupils

KS2: 64% met expected standard

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St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College

Peterlee, County Durham· SR8 1DE

Not ratedSecondaryAges 11–18

937 pupils

Attainment 8: 44.5

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