Acre Rigg Infant SchoolHowletch Lane Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Peterlee.
Summary of the comparison
Acre Rigg Infant School and Howletch Lane Primary School are primary schools in Peterlee.
Acre Rigg Infant School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Howletch Lane Primary School scores 34 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Acre Rigg Infant School is ahead on our composite score.
Acre Rigg Infant School was judged the expected standard and Howletch Lane Primary School was judged the expected standard.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Howletch Lane Primary School (34.0% in 2022-23, 44.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | PeterleeAcre Rigg Infant School | PeterleeHowletch Lane Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C68/100Stronger figure | F34/100 | |
| Local ranking | 192nd of 202 in County Durham | 178th of 202 in County Durham Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 2-7 | 2-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 259 | 380 | |
| Capacity | 189 | 399 | |
| Location | Peterlee, SR8 2DU | Peterlee, SR8 2NQ | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 44.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 10.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 259 | 380 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 52.9% | 38.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.9% | 2.9% | |
| SEN support | 23.9% | 20.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.7% | 5.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.6% Stronger figure | 7.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.9% Stronger figure | 21.3% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Acre Rigg Infant School
Howletch Lane Primary School
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