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Shotton Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Grange Terrace, Shotton Colliery DH6 2JP · shottonprimary.durham.sch.uk · 0191 526 2006
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 64%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. County Durham 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 289
- 68% of 426 places
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 47.9%
- First language not English
- 8.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 31 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 37 | 37 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across County Durham it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●64% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 30 March 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Shotton Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 29 Mar 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Apr 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (21 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Replies
- 21
- 7% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied