School admissions in Peterlee
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Reception places, September 2026
10 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shotton Hall Primary School | 1.22 | 50 | 1.122 miles |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School | 1.06 | 17 | not published |
| Dene House Primary School | 1.00 | 32 | not published |
| Howletch Lane Primary School | 1.00 | 38 | not published |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School | 1.00 | 18 | not published |
| Easington Colliery Primary School | 0.99 | 68 | not published |
| Acre Rigg Infant School | 0.95 | 40 | not published |
| Cotsford Primary School | 0.95 | 19 | not published |
| Yohden Primary School | 0.92 | 24 | not published |
| Easington CofE Primary School | 0.86 | 22 | 1.552 miles |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
4 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Easington Academy | 1.07 | 189 |
| The Academy at Shotton Hall | 1.02 | 271 |
| Dene Academy | 0.97 | 104 |
| St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College | 0.96 | 107 |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.