Cotsford Primary School
Community primary school in Peterlee (County Durham).
KS2 RWM expected
53%
▼ 9pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
74%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
79%
▲ 5pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
58%
▼ 14pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.0%
▲ 0.2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
19.7
▼ 1.0 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
53.0%
▲ 28pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
86%
181 / 210 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
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Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- The School Team
- Rights Respecting School
- Place2Be
- Forest School
Awards
5 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 114150
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Easington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (7 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Governors
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss N Leighton | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Mrs Taofeeqat Hassan | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Sorrelle Laverick | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Allison Simpson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Anthony Harbottle-Noppen | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Karen Averre | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Stacey Moffatt | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
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