Shotton Hall Primary School, Peterlee

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The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils at Shotton Hall Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 76% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in County Durham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (73% in reading, 75% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 61 families put Shotton Hall Primary School as their first choice and 121 named it as one of their preferences, for 50 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 11 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Shotton Hall Primary School are Howletch Lane Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 58% reading, 56% maths); Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 84% reading, 91% maths); Acre Rigg Infant School (1.2 miles, Good); and Acre Rigg Academy (1.2 miles, Good, 61% reading, 59% maths).

Shotton Hall Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

47 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Shotton Hall Primary School (as of September 2025): 83% would recommend the school, 85% say their child is happy there and 62% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (87%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (62%).

0.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 30 pupils (8.6%) received SEN support and 3 (0.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest railway station is Horden, about 2 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Shotton Hall School (sw-bound), 150 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Shotton Hall Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 152 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in County Durham (84), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Shotton Hall Primary School issued 7 suspensions, 2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Shotton Hall Primary School are The Academy at Shotton Hall (under 0.1 miles), St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College (0.5 miles), Dene Academy (1.5 miles) and Wellfield School (1.6 miles).