Acre Rigg Infant School
Acre Rigg Road, Peterlee, SR8 2DU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kate Longstaff
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Easington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 189
- Pupils on roll
- 252
- URN
- 114154
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915864437
About this school
Acre Rigg Infant School is a community primary school in Peterlee. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 252 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Acre Rigg Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 279 |
| 2023/24 | 277 |
| 2024/25 | 259 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Acre Rigg Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.7% | 52.9% | 252 | — |
| Acre Rigg Academy | 47% | 5.4% | 59% | 257 | 0.0 miles |
| Howletch Lane Primary School | 44% | 7.5% | 38.4% | 382 | 0.6 miles |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School | 74% | 5.8% | 50.8% | 191 | 0.7 miles |
| Seascape Primary School | 7% | 10% | 73.8% | 263 | 0.9 miles |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 99 | 1.1 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 52.94%
- English as an additional language
- 3.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.65%
- Persistent absence
- 20.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Acre Rigg Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Peterlee
-
Howletch Lane Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Peterlee
-
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Peterlee
-
Seascape Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Peterlee
-
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Peterlee
Other schools in Peterlee
- Acre Rigg Academy Primary
- Cotsford Primary 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 year groups does Acre Rigg Infant School teach?
- Acre Rigg Infant School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Peterlee.
- Who is the headteacher of Acre Rigg Infant School?
- The headteacher of Acre Rigg Infant School is Mrs Kate Longstaff, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Acre Rigg Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Acre Rigg Infant 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 big is Acre Rigg Infant School?
- Acre Rigg Infant School has 252 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Acre Rigg Infant School full?
- Acre Rigg Infant School has capacity for 189 pupils and 252 on roll (133%), so it is at or above 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 Acre Rigg Infant School a faith school?
- No. Acre Rigg Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Acre Rigg Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Acre Rigg Infant School as having nursery classes.
- What is Acre Rigg Infant School's absence rate?
- Acre Rigg Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Acre Rigg Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Acre Rigg Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 15 July 2026.