Acre Rigg Infant School
Acre Rigg Road, Peterlee, SR8 2DU
252 pupils · 133% of 189 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Free school meals
- 48%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 12 May 2026, published 24 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
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 | 40 | 38 | 77 | 39 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 59 | 96 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 45 | 39 | 65 | 43 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 63 | 63 | 92 | 63 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 50 | 50 | 86 | 50 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 64 | 68 | 92 | 64 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 64 | 66 | 109 | 64 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 54 | 54 | 94 | 54 |
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
- Acre Rigg Academy 0 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Howletch Lane Primary School 0.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Seascape Primary School 1.4 km · Most areas: Urgent improvement (2026)
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School 1.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Shotton Hall Primary School 1.9 km · Standards maintained (2025)
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.