Acre Rigg Academy
Acre Rigg Road, Peterlee, SR8 2DU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- TUDHOE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Julie Craggs
- Sponsor
- Tudhoe Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Easington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 268
- Pupils on roll
- 257
- URN
- 138554
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915862915
About this school
Acre Rigg Academy is a primary academy in Peterlee. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 257 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Acre Rigg Academy, 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 22 June 2023, 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 | 66 | 69 | 66 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 32% | 54% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 64% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 42% | 65% | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 61% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.80 | - | - |
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 Acre Rigg Academy 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 | 32% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 256 |
| 2023/24 | 252 |
| 2024/25 | 256 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Acre Rigg Academy compares
Acre Rigg Academy ranked 156th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 5.4% | 59% | 257 | — |
| Acre Rigg Infant School | — | 5.7% | 52.9% | 252 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 58.98%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.42%
- Persistent absence
- 10.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Acre Rigg Infant School0.0 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 ranks 8th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Peterlee.
- Acre Rigg Infant School 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 ages does Acre Rigg Academy teach?
- Acre Rigg Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Peterlee.
- Who is the headteacher of Acre Rigg Academy?
- The headteacher of Acre Rigg Academy is Julie Craggs, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Acre Rigg Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Acre Rigg Academy, 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 Acre Rigg Academy?
- Acre Rigg Academy has 257 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Acre Rigg Academy full?
- Acre Rigg Academy has capacity for 268 pupils and 257 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. 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 Academy a faith school?
- No. Acre Rigg Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Acre Rigg Academy part of an academy trust?
- Acre Rigg Academy is part of TUDHOE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Acre Rigg Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 32% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Acre Rigg Academy compare with other schools in County Durham?
- Acre Rigg Academy ranked 156th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Acre Rigg Academy's absence rate?
- Acre Rigg Academy's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Acre Rigg Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Acre Rigg Academy'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 1 July 2026.