Cotsford Primary School
Third Street, Horden, Peterlee, SR8 4EH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Cook
- Constituency
- Easington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 181
- URN
- 114150
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915864660
About this school
Cotsford Primary School is a community primary school in Peterlee. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 181 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cotsford Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 20 | 30 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 53% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 3% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 87% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 77% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 67% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Cotsford Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | County Durham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 164 |
| 2023/24 | 186 |
| 2024/25 | 179 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cotsford Primary School compares
Cotsford Primary School ranked 139th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 5% | 62.6% | 181 | — |
| Yohden Primary School | 57% | 6.3% | 42.3% | 182 | 0.1 miles |
| Dene House Primary School | 59% | 7.1% | 56.5% | 303 | 0.5 miles |
| Seascape Primary School | 7% | 10% | 73.8% | 263 | 0.7 miles |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 99 | 0.9 miles |
| Blackhall Primary School | 53% | 5.6% | 51.4% | 310 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 62.57%
- English as an additional language
- 12.8%
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistent absence
- 15.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Yohden Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Peterlee
-
Dene House Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Peterlee
-
Seascape Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Peterlee
-
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Peterlee
-
Blackhall Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Hartlepool
Other schools in Peterlee
Cotsford Primary School ranks 7th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Peterlee.
- Acre Rigg Academy Primary
- Acre Rigg Infant School Primary
- Dene House Primary School Primary
- Easington CofE Primary School Primary
- Easington Colliery Primary School Primary
- Howletch Lane Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School Primary
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Primary
- Seascape Primary School Primary
- Shotton Hall Primary School Primary
- Yohden Primary School Primary
- Horden Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What ages does Cotsford Primary School teach?
- Cotsford Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Peterlee.
- Who is the headteacher of Cotsford Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cotsford Primary School is Mrs Rachel Cook, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cotsford Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cotsford Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Cotsford Primary School?
- Cotsford Primary School has 181 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Cotsford Primary School full?
- Cotsford Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 181 on roll (86%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cotsford Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cotsford Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cotsford Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Cotsford Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Cotsford Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cotsford Primary School compare with other schools in County Durham?
- Cotsford Primary School ranked 139th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cotsford Primary School's absence rate?
- Cotsford Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cotsford Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cotsford Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.