Shotton Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Shotton Colliery, 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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Shotton Primary School is a primary school in Shotton Colliery, County Durham for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 30 March 2022. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Shotton 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
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- 42.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham is 32.5%.
- Reception 2026 had 30 first-choice applications for 31 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%).
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
- Grange Terrace, Shotton Colliery, DH6 2JP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 289 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 30 March 2022
Strengths
- “There is a sense of fun in classes and outside.”
- “Pupils cannot remember any bullying happening in the recent past.”
- “Teachers deal quickly with any falling-out or occasional rough play.”
To improve
- “Leaders are making sure that a consistent structure for all subjects is in place for the few subjects where these strengths in curriculum thinking are not yet the case.”
- “In subjects such as geography and design and technology, assessment systems are not sharp enough.”
- “Checks on pupils’ learning do not capture what pupils have remembered in the long term.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 May 2022 (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) | 64% | 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: 30 first-preference applications, 31 offers in total, 30 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.
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Howletch Lane Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Acre Rigg Infant School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Acre Rigg Academy 1.6 mi School remains Good
- St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley 1.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Easington CofE Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Shotton Hall Primary School 1.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published