Acre Rigg Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D40
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Peterlee, SR8 2DU
- Distance
- 0.0km away
Acre Rigg Infant School
Acre Rigg Road, Peterlee, SR8 2DU
Local ranking190th of 200 primary schools in County Durham
Ofsted: Expected
Primary
Phase
189
Capacity
2-7
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: Ofsted inspection 12 May 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 259
- Boys
- 125 (50%)
- Girls
- 127 (50%)
- Capacity
- 189 (133% full)
- SEND
- 26.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 52.9%
- EAL
- 3.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.7%
- SEN Support
- 23.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 21.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 11.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,481/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 5.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 20.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 94.6%
- White Other: 1.2%
- Asian Indian: 0.8%
- Asian Chinese: 0.8%
- Asian Other: 0.8%
- Other: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.4%
94.6%
White British
1.2%
White Other
0.8%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Acre Rigg Road
Peterlee, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 114154
- UKPRN
- 10076460
- Establishment No.
- 2540
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