Primary schools in Peterlee
12 primary schools in Peterlee, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Peterlee in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 11 schools in Peterlee first 358 times for 355 places: 1.01 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the County Durham authority's 199 schools. 2 of the 11 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Shotton Hall Primary School, to 1.12 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Acre Rigg Academy
- Cotsford Primary School
- Easington Colliery Primary School
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School
- Yohden Primary School
- Shotton Hall Primary School
- Acre Rigg Infant School
- Dene House Primary School
- Easington CofE Primary School
- Howletch Lane Primary School
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
- Seascape Primary School
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