Cotsford Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Peterlee, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Cotsford Primary School is a primary school in Peterlee, County Durham for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 19 March 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Cotsford Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 53% of pupils, above the middle figure of 41.9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- Reception 2026 drew 18 first-choice applications for 19 offers (0.9 first choices per offer, 33rd lowest of 195 County Durham primary schools), and every applicant was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 5% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 53% was the 3rd lowest in 2024/25 of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other County Durham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Third Street, Horden, Peterlee, SR8 4EH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 181 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 53% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 19 March 2024
Strengths
- “Cotsford Primary School is friendly and welcoming.”
- “The school provides many ways to develop pupils’ character and independence.”
- “The school gives pupils regular opportunities to share and debate their ideas with each other.”
To improve
- “This practice is not as well developed in the foundation subjects.”
- “In some subjects, the school does not prioritise the important knowledge pupils need to know and remember.”
- “However, some pupils do not use this knowledge to treat others with respect.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 53% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 18 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 18 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in County Durham.
- Yohden Primary School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Dene House Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Seascape Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Blackhall Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blackhall 1.4 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Acre Rigg Academy 1.5 mi School remains Good