Shotton Hall Primary School

County DurhamCommunity school

Waveney Road, Peterlee, Peterlee, SR8 1NX

Headteacher: Mrs Joanne Leah MorganSchool website ↗Pupils: 351 (capacity: 350)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
86% of first-choice applicants offered a place
64%
Reading, Writing & Maths
86%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
64.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
22.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 76%·Writing 82%·Maths 76%All three 64%
Reading
Expected76%
Exceeding36%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected82%
Exceeding24%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected76%
Exceeding32%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
50
How many families wanted this school first?
58
How many got their first choice?
50of 58 (86.2%)
How many applied in total?
123

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
44.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
2.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
8.0%
Boys and girls
48%girls·52%boys
170 girls, 181 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 73% (2016/17), currently 64%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1647.0%3.0%-0.9-4.4-1.9
2016/1773.0%9.0%-0.8-0.2+0.8
2017/1857.0%10.0%-1.6+1.1-0.9
2018/1966.0%12.0%-0.80.00.0
2022/2369.0%12.0%-0.8+0.4+1.5
2023/2458.0%8.0%---
2024/2564.0%22.0%---
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