Howletch Lane Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · 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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Howletch Lane Primary School is a primary school in Peterlee, County Durham for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 September 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Howletch Lane 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 for a Reception place in 2026 was offered one, as at 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 2024/25, 44% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The school has 21.5 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 18.9 across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
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
- Pennine Drive, County Durham, Peterlee, SR8 2NQ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 382 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 September 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at Howletch Lane strive to embody the school’s vision of ‘creating futures together’.”
- “They enjoy very positive relationships with adults.”
- “These highquality relationships ensure that the classroom environment is productive and purposeful.”
To improve
- “However, many pupils still do not achieve all that they should.”
- “This impairs their readiness for the next stage of learning.”
- “However, published phonics and reading outcomes for 2023 were below national figures.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 October 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) | 44% | 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: 38 first-preference applications, 38 offers in total, 38 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 the Rosary Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Acre Rigg Infant School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Acre Rigg Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Shotton Hall Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Seascape Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dene House Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Shotton Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published