Schools in Peterlee

About schools in Peterlee

Peterlee lists 20 schools, most of them primary schools. Its four secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at one sixth form or college.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

56%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 10 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

41.0

average Attainment 8 score, across the 5 schools with published results

Nursery schools2

• Horden Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 5

• Rosemary Lane Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 5

Primary schools12

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Acre Rigg Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 7 to 11

  47%

  expected standard
• Acre Rigg Infant School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 7

• Cotsford Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• Dene House Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 5 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• Easington CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Easington Colliery Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• Howletch Lane Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  44%

  expected standard
• Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  74%

  expected standard
• Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 5 to 11

• Seascape Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  7%

  expected standard
• Shotton Hall Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Yohden Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  57%

  expected standard

Secondary schools4

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Dene Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  41.4

  Attainment 8
• Easington Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  51.8

  Attainment 8
• St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  44.5

  Attainment 8
• The Academy at Shotton Hall

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  52.2

  Attainment 8

Sixth forms and colleges1

• East Durham College

  Further education · Ages 14 to 99

Special schools and alternative provision1

• Endeavour Academy Durham

  Free schools alternative provision · Ages 14 to 19

Common questions about schools in Peterlee

How many schools does Peterlee have?

OfferDay lists 20 schools in Peterlee, including twelve primary schools and four secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Peterlee?

Every school in Peterlee is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Peterlee ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Peterlee where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 15 July 2026.