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Acre Rigg Academy

Primary

County Durham · Peterlee · SR8 2DU http://www.acreriggacademy.co.uk

Pupils
256
cap. 268
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
47%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
256
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
47%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
256
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 22/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Acre Rigg Academy · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
47%
-7pp
54%43%32%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 47%
RWM higher standard
3%
0pp
15%9%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
61%
Reading higher standard
17%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
59%
Maths higher standard
12%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
61%
SPAG higher standard
15%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
256
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
59%
SEN
34%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Acre Rigg Road, Peterlee, SR8 2DU
Local authority
County Durham
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2547%3%61%17%70%12%59%12%86%61%102.0101.0102.034%256
2023/2454%3%64%13%71%14%65%9%88%61%102.0101.0102.028%252
2022/2332%5%59%20%68%12%42%5%79%58%102.098.0101.0-3.90-1.20-6.8027%256
2018/1947%11%54%18%81%30%68%21%89%63%101.0103.0102.0-3.00+1.50-1.5027%260
2017/1853%15%57%16%82%34%71%25%85%76%101.0104.0106.0-3.70+2.10+0.2015%254
2016/1750%5%60%11%82%32%61%8%85%69%101.0102.0105.0-3.10+2.50-2.0012%247

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2525621.734%3%59%5%11%
2023/2425215.228%3%58%7%22%
2022/2325622.727%2%57%7%20%
2021/2228019.628%1%59%9%35%
2020/2128121.825%1%54%
2018/1926019.727%0%54%5%11%
2017/1825418.415%0%52%6%17%
2016/1724717.412%0%58%5%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.