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Schools in Peterlee

Peterlee is in County Durham. 20 open schools and colleges have a Peterlee address: 12 primary, 4 secondary, 2 nursery, 1 sixth form or college and 1 other. 50% are academies or free schools.

Schools

12 primary · 4 secondary

Pupils

6,897

on roll in 19 schools

Ofsted Good or better

100%

11 of 11 with a one-word grade on record

Governors

148

on record across 19 schools

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Phase

All Primary 12 Secondary 4 Nursery 2 Sixth form and college 1 Other 1

Ofsted

All Outstanding 2 Good 9 No overall grade or ungraded 8 None on record 1

Type

All Academy or free school 10 Council-maintained 9 Other 1

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Schools in Peterlee
School	Phase	Ofsted	Pupils	Governors
Acre Rigg AcademyAcademy sponsor ledGoodMar 2018Primary · 257 pupils · 9 governors	Primary	GoodMar 2018	257	9
Acre Rigg Infant SchoolCommunity schoolReport cardMay 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5; safeguarding standards metPrimary · 252 pupils · 8 governors	Primary	Report cardMay 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5; safeguarding standards met	252	8
Cotsford Primary SchoolCommunity schoolGoodMar 2024Primary · 181 pupils · 7 governors	Primary	GoodMar 2024	181	7
Dene AcademyAcademy converterGoodNov 2023Secondary · 638 pupils · 8 governors	Secondary	GoodNov 2023	638	8
Dene House Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor ledReport cardJul 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6; safeguarding standards metPrimary · 303 pupils · 6 governors	Primary	Report cardJul 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6; safeguarding standards met	303	6
Easington AcademyAcademy converterNo overall gradeMay 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; safeguarding effectiveSecondary · 769 pupils · 8 governors	Secondary	No overall gradeMay 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; safeguarding effective	769	8
Easington CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converterReport cardMar 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2; safeguarding standards metPrimary · 167 pupils · 8 governors	Primary	Report cardMar 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2; safeguarding standards met	167	8
Easington Colliery Primary SchoolCommunity schoolGoodSep 2023Primary · 525 pupils · 8 governors	Primary	GoodSep 2023	525	8
East Durham CollegeFurther educationNone on recordSixth form and college	Sixth form and college	None on record	-	-
Endeavour Academy DurhamFree schools alternative provisionGoodSep 2018Other · 50 pupils · 10 governors	Other	GoodSep 2018	50	10
Horden Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery schoolOutstandingMar 2015Nursery · 100 pupils · 6 governors	Nursery	OutstandingMar 2015	100	6
Howletch Lane Primary SchoolCommunity schoolNo overall gradeSep 2024Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; early years provision Good; safeguarding effectivePrimary · 382 pupils · 12 governors	Primary	No overall gradeSep 2024Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective	382	12
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converterGoodApr 2023Primary · 191 pupils · 7 governors	Primary	GoodApr 2023	191	7
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor ledNo overall gradeNov 2024Good in 2 key judgements, Inadequate in 2; early years provision Inadequate; safeguarding effective. This inspection was of the school this one replaced.Primary · 99 pupils · 5 governors	Primary	No overall gradeNov 2024Good in 2 key judgements, Inadequate in 2; early years provision Inadequate; safeguarding effective. This inspection was of the school this one replaced.	99	5
Rosemary Lane Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery schoolReport cardJul 2026Strong standard in all six areas; safeguarding standards metNursery · 95 pupils · 11 governors	Nursery	Report cardJul 2026Strong standard in all six areas; safeguarding standards met	95	11
Seascape Primary SchoolCommunity schoolReport cardJan 2026Needs attention in 2 areas, Urgent improvement in 5; safeguarding standards metPrimary · 263 pupils · 8 governors	Primary	Report cardJan 2026Needs attention in 2 areas, Urgent improvement in 5; safeguarding standards met	263	8
Shotton Hall Primary SchoolCommunity schoolGoodApr 2016Primary · 350 pupils · 4 governors	Primary	GoodApr 2016	350	4
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form CollegeAcademy converterGoodFeb 2017Secondary · 891 pupils · 7 governors	Secondary	GoodFeb 2017	891	7
The Academy at Shotton HallAcademy converterOutstandingJul 2024Secondary · 1,202 pupils · 7 governors	Secondary	OutstandingJul 2024	1,202	7
Yohden Primary SchoolCommunity schoolGoodNov 2023Primary · 182 pupils · 9 governors	Primary	GoodNov 2023	182	9

At a glance

Phase

Primary12

Secondary4

Nursery2

Sixth form and college1

Other1

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding2

Good9

No overall grade or ungraded8

None on record1

Type

Academy or free school10

Council-maintained9

Other1

Trusts running schools here

Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust 3 schools
North East Learning Trust 2 schools
Tudhoe Learning Trust 2 schools
Advance Learning Partnership 1 school
Apollo Schools Trust 1 school
Melrose Learning Trust 1 school

Local authority

County Durham 20

Nearby towns

Sources

Schools, phases, types and pupil numbers: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education. Open schools in England only.
Ofsted: Ofsted management information (management information as at 30 Sep 2026), via WhatSchool. A one-word grade is shown only with the date of the inspection that gave it. Since September 2024 new inspections give no overall grade: the key judgements, or the report card areas, are shown instead, with the inspection date.
Governors: DfE governance records (Get Information about Schools), as at 18 October 2026. Independent schools do not publish governors there.
Towns are the postal town in each school's address. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.