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Shotton Hall Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Joanne Bowmaker

location_onPeterlee, SR8 1NX

language Visit Website phone 1915864515

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

351

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Expected Standard

64%

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Demand Ratio

1.3x

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Shotton Hall Primary School is a Community school primary school in Peterlee, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.3×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 50% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Shotton Hall Primary School is a community school in Peterlee, County Durham, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 351 pupils on roll, of whom 29% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 22% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #89 of 185 primaries in County Durham and #7,240 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.3× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 60%

Reading76% LA 72%

Writing82% LA 72%

Maths76% LA 72%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading73% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths75% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading73% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths84% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA -0.6

-2.5 to 1.0

0.4

Write

LA -0.1

-1.2 to 2.1

1.5

Maths

LA -0.9

-0.1 to 3.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading80% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA 0.1

-2.5 to 1.0

0.0

Write

LA 0.6

-1.6 to 1.6

0.0

Maths

LA 0.1

-1.5 to 1.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 67%

Reading73% LA 77%

Writing80% LA 78%

Maths69% LA 78%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA 0.7

-3.3 to 0.1

1.1

Write

LA 0.6

-0.5 to 2.7

-0.9

Maths

LA 0.6

-2.4 to 0.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 January 2025

Inspection Report

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22 October 2019

Inspection Report

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19 April 2016

Inspection Report

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08 May 2014

Inspection Report

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21 January 2014

Inspection Report

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29 May 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-04-19

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-01-21

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 351 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	351	1	0.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	352	4	1.1%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	350	3	0.9%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	355	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	356	2	0.6%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	353	4	1.1%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	351	1	0.3%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	344	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	349	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	345	2	0.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	349	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	350	1	0.3%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	347	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	344	2	0.6%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	349	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	349	2	0.6%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	349	4	1.1%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	346	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	345	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	345	1	0.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	348	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	347	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	349	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	342	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	346	7	2.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	354	5	1.4%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 14 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils