Living in Peterlee with children
Peterlee, County Durham. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date. 19,750 people in 8,741 households; 29.7% of households have dependent children (Census 2021 (ONS, via NOMIS), summed over the town's output areas).
Schools
16 schools: 11 state primary, 4 state secondary, 1 sixth form or collegePeterlee on the schools map →Every school in Peterlee, with inspection, league band and the last place offered
State primary schools (11)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School | Good | Top 23% (44/193) in County Durham | — |
| Easington Colliery Primary School | Good | Top 31% (58/193) in County Durham | — |
| Easington CofE Primary School | Ofsted report card | Top 47% (89/193) in County Durham | — |
| Shotton Hall Primary School | Standards maintained | Top 50% (95/193) in County Durham | 1.122 miles (2026) |
| Dene House Primary School | Good | (114/193) in County Durham | — |
| Yohden Primary School | Good | (128/193) in County Durham | — |
| Cotsford Primary School | Good | (146/193) in County Durham | — |
| Acre Rigg Academy | School remains Good | (163/193) in County Durham | — |
| Howletch Lane Primary School | Requires improvement | (169/193) in County Durham | — |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School | Inadequate | (191/193) in County Durham | 4.46 miles (2026) |
| Acre Rigg Infant School | Ofsted report card | — | — |
State secondary schools (4)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Academy at Shotton Hall | Outstanding | Top 14% (4/30) in County Durham | — |
| Easington Academy | Good | Top 30% (9/30) in County Durham | — |
| St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College | School remains Good | (22/30) in County Durham | — |
| Dene Academy | Good | (24/30) in County Durham | — |
Sixth forms and colleges (1)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Durham College | Good | (15/15) in County Durham | — |
Rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out); schools with hidden or no results get none. Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
Homes and prices
Typical sale, last 12 months (Land Registry)The middle sale of each type, September 2025 to August 2026: half sold for more, half for less (34 detached, 66 semi-detached, 60 terraced, 5 flat or maisonette sales). Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales inside the ONS built-up area outline of Peterlee. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Look up a home in Peterlee →Getting around
Stops and stations (NaPTAN), and broadband (Ofcom)Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes). Straight-line distances.
Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 94% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 99%, on average across the 872 postcodes in SR8. Check the postcode you are looking at: it can differ street by street.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode (an average of postcodes, not of homes).
Safety and environment
The town centre; addresses varyChildcare
Ofsted early years register; published pricesWe don't hold registered nurseries for Peterlee.
Childcare costs near you →Key dates, County Durham
The next dates for families applyingApplication deadlines and offer days: County Durham.
Every date, and reminders →Nearby towns
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