Cotsford Primary School
Third Street, Peterlee, SR8 4EH
181 pupils · 86% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Free school meals
- 53%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 19 March 2024, published 7 May 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 53% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 19 | 18 | 42 | 19 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 16 | 15 | 36 | 16 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 21 | 20 | 34 | 21 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 20 | 20 | 38 | 20 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 24 | 25 | 37 | 24 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 12 | 12 | 34 | 12 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 22 | 22 | 49 | 22 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Yohden Primary School 0.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Dene House Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Seascape Primary School 1.1 km · Most areas: Urgent improvement (2026)
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School 1.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Blackhall Primary School 1.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School 2.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.