Shotton Hall Primary SchoolOur Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Peterlee.

Summary of the comparison

Shotton Hall Primary School and Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Peterlee.

  • Shotton Hall Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Shotton Hall Primary School was judged Good and Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 64.0% for Shotton Hall Primary School and 74.0% for Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Shotton Hall Primary School (69.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School (51.0% in 2022-23, 74.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Shotton Hall Primary School versus Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PeterleeShotton Hall Primary SchoolPeterleeOur Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100B71/100Stronger figure
Local ranking60th of 202 in County Durham 21st of 202 in County Durham Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll351 218
Capacity350 315
LocationPeterlee, SR8 1NX Peterlee, SR8 1DE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard64.0% 74.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard22.0% Stronger figure9.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census351 218
Free school meals (ever 6)28.8% 50.8%
English as an additional language0.6% 7.8%
SEN support7.1% 12.8%
SEN with an EHC plan0.6% 0.9%
Attendance
Overall absence4.4% Stronger figure5.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence8.3% Stronger figure18.2% 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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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.

Shotton Hall Primary School

Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School

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