Shotton Primary School
Grange Terrace, Shotton Colliery, DH6 2JP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Heather Shaw
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Easington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 426
- Pupils on roll
- 289
- URN
- 114152
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915262006
About this school
Shotton Primary School is a community primary school in Shotton Colliery. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 289 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Shotton 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 30 March 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 34 | 32 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 59% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 63% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 72% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 63% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.00 | - | - |
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 Shotton 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 | 71% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 295 |
| 2023/24 | 298 |
| 2024/25 | 292 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shotton Primary School compares
Shotton Primary School ranked 94th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 8.5% | 54.8% | 289 | — |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton | 71% | 6.3% | 35.1% | 156 | 0.5 miles |
| Howletch Lane Primary School | 44% | 7.5% | 38.4% | 382 | 1.5 miles |
| Acre Rigg Infant School | — | 5.7% | 52.9% | 252 | 1.6 miles |
| Acre Rigg Academy | 47% | 5.4% | 59% | 257 | 1.6 miles |
| St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley | 43% | 4.8% | 23.2% | 75 | 1.8 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)
- 54.84%
- English as an additional language
- 8.6%
- Overall absence
- 8.47%
- Persistent absence
- 32.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton0.5 miles
Primary · Durham
-
Howletch Lane Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Peterlee
-
Acre Rigg Infant School1.6 miles
Primary · Peterlee
-
Acre Rigg Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Peterlee
-
St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley1.8 miles
Primary · Durham
Common questions
- What ages does Shotton Primary School teach?
- Shotton Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Shotton Colliery.
- Who is the headteacher of Shotton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Shotton Primary School is Mrs Heather Shaw, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Shotton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shotton 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 Shotton Primary School?
- Shotton Primary School has 289 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Shotton Primary School full?
- Shotton Primary School has capacity for 426 pupils and 289 on roll (68%), 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 Shotton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Shotton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Shotton Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Shotton Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Shotton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Shotton Primary School compare with other schools in County Durham?
- Shotton Primary School ranked 94th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Shotton Primary School's absence rate?
- Shotton Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shotton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shotton 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.