Shotton Hall Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Peterlee, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.122 miles
Published by Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Shotton Hall Primary School is a primary school in Peterlee, County Durham for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 22 January 2025. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Shotton Hall 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 | 1.122 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 64% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 22% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026 there were 61 first-choice applications for 50 offers; all 50 went to first-choice families, and 11 first-choice families (18%) were not offered a place.
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 1.122 miles away, the 7th shortest of 20 County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- 26.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 42.9% 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
- Waveney Road, Peterlee, County Durham, Peterlee, SR8 1NX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 350 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 22 January 2025
Strengths
- “There is a warm, caring atmosphere at Shotton Hall Primary School.”
- “Respectful relationships are at the heart of the school.”
- “Staff nurture the pupils and know them very well.”
To improve
- “There are some inconsistencies in how teachers check pupils have learned and understood the curriculum.”
- “This means, sometimes, they do not identify that pupils have misunderstood concepts or pupils have gaps in their knowledge.”
- “Occasionally, lesson activities do not help pupils secure and deepen their knowledge or make the progress through the curriculum that they are capable of.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 February 2025 (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: 61 first-preference applications, 50 offers in total, 50 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.
- Howletch Lane Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Acre Rigg Infant School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Acre Rigg Academy 1.2 mi School remains Good
- Dene House Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Seascape Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hesleden Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Shotton Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published