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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 114150

Cotsford Primary School

Community school · Peterlee · SR8 4EH

Ages 4–11 · 181 pupils · County Durham

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

53%

Overall absence

5.4%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-03-19

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)53%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.9%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
4.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
168

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

20

Places offered

21

1st-preference offers

20

Total preferences (any rank)
34
Preferred offers (top 3)
21
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill86%

181 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
181
Boys / girls
82 / 99
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
181 / 210 (86%)
Free school meals
53%
FSM pupils
96
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Rachel Cook

Location

Address
Third Street, Horden
Postcode
SR8 4EH
Town
Peterlee
County
County Durham
Local authority
County Durham
District
County Durham
Constituency
Easington
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Peterlee, County Durham, 181 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 53%.

Open schools in Peterlee
21
Primary schools in Peterlee
13
Academies among open schools in Peterlee
48% (10)
Open schools in SR8
23
Primary in SR8
13
Open schools in County Durham LA
281
Primary in County Durham LA
209

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in PeterleeNear SR8

  • Yohden Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Peterlee · SR8 4HP · County Durham

    Ages 2–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM43.1%
    • Demand1.00

    0.1 miles away

  • Dene House Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Peterlee · SR8 5RL · County Durham

    Ages 5–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM54.1%
    • Demand0.97

    0.5 miles away

  • Seascape Primary School

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Peterlee · SR8 5NJ · County Durham

    Ages 2–11

    0.7 miles away

  • Seascape Primary School

    Ofsted: Urgent improvement

    Community school · Primary

    Peterlee · SR8 5NJ · County Durham

    Ages 2–11

    • KS227%
    • Absence9.2%
    • FSM72.8%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • Blackhall Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Hartlepool · TS27 4NA · County Durham

    Ages 2–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM46.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Rachel Cook
Telephone
01915864660
Website
https://www.cotsfordprimary.durham.sch.uk/

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