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Primary · SR8 · Peterlee

Howletch Lane Primary School

Pennine Drive, County Durham, Peterlee, SR8 2NQ

OfstedNo overall grade

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedNo overall grade
Attendance95.7%
Attainment44% met expected standard (KS2)
AdmissionsUsually oversubscribed
Pupils382

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

No overall grade

New inspection format: no single overall grade.

Latest visit (Oct 2024): no overall grade — quality of education require improvement; behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management and early years good. See the full Ofsted report.

Inspection history

  • Previous gradedGood

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in SR8. Where we have them, council (County Durham) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
382
Free school meals
34.2%
3.8% below district average (38%)

Also: County Durham 32.8% · England 24.7%

SEN
26.3%
2.4% below district average (28.7%)

Also: County Durham 21.2% · England 18.2%

EAL
2.9%
1.3% below district average (4.2%)
Attendance
95.7%
0.6% above district average (95.1%)

Also: County Durham 94.8% · England 94.8%

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the SR8 average; the darker bar is this school.

Compared with England

Persistent absence is 2024/25. Key Stage 2 is 2024/25: expected standard combined, greater depth, then reading, writing and maths. England is the state-funded average. Lower persistent absence is better.

Persistent absence2024/25

12.2%

1.1% below England (13.3%)

KS2 expected standard2024/25

44%

17% below England (61%)

KS2 greater depth2024/25

10%

2% above England (8%)

KS2 reading2024/25

58%

17% below England (75%)

KS2 writing2024/25

65%

6% below England (71%)

KS2 maths2024/25

56%

18% below England (74%)

Trends

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 95.5%
    2020/21
  • 92.6%
    2021/22
  • 92.9%
    2022/23
  • 91.5%
    2023/24
  • 92.8%
    2024/25

Key Stage 2

Share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined.

  • 34%
    2022/23
  • 25%
    2023/24
  • 44%
    2024/25

Admissions

Demand signal
Usually oversubscribed
Published capacity (GIAS)
399
Pupils on roll
382

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the County Durham page.

SEN support

SEN %
26.3%
On-site provision
Resourced provision · OTH

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Aug 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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  • Methodology · Data updates