Howletch Lane Primary School
Pennine Drive, County Durham, Peterlee, SR8 2NQOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Howletch Lane Primary School is a primary school in Peterlee for ages 2 to 11. It is one of the 271 schools in County Durham. It ranks 8th of 10 primary schools in Peterlee. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in September 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 24 September 2024, report published 16 October 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 24 September 2024
Pupils at Howletch Lane strive to embody the school's vision of 'creating futures together'. Pupils are happy and safe. They enjoy very positive relationships with adults. These high- quality relationships ensure that the classroom environment is productive and purposeful. Pupils show respect to adults and to each other. Pupils enjoy a high level of pastoral support. This allows them to thrive. The school has high expectations for all pupils. Pupils are starting to benefit from a wide range of improvements to the curriculum. However, many pupils still do not achieve all that they should. This impairs their readiness for the next stage of learning. Pupils understand the new behaviour system. They told inspectors that this has made behaviour much better in the school. When bullying does occur, staff deal with it quickly. Parents speak positively about the way that the school engages with them. They are now more involved in the life of the school. One parent summed up the comments of others by saying, 'It is so nice to come into school and join in with the activities my children are learning about.'
What the school should improve
- The support and provision for some pupils with SEND do not meet their needs. This means that these pupils do not progress through the curriculum as well as they should. The school should ensure the support and provision for these pupils more closely match their specific needs.
- Over time, there has been a decline in pupil's achievement. This means that many pupils are not fully prepared for the next stage of their education. The school should monitor the recent improvements made to the curriculum carefully to ensure more pupils achieve in line with expectations and are ready for the next stage of education. This includes children in the early years.
- Assessment in some foundation subjects is not used with sufficient precision to identify and address gaps in learning. This means that misconceptions are not addressed fully and pupils' development of knowledge and skills is not secure. The school must ensure that the new assessment system is used effectively in the foundation curriculum subjects to ensure that teachers can identify and address gaps in pupils' knowledge and that pupils' retention of key knowledge is secure.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
52 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
382 pupils on roll, with places for 399
Schools near Howletch Lane Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 74% met the expected standard |
| Acre Rigg Infant School | 0.6 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | Not published |
| Acre Rigg Academy | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 47% met the expected standard |
| Shotton Hall Primary School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 64% met the expected standard |
| Seascape Primary School | 1 mile | Report card: Urgent improvement to needs attention | 7% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Beattie
- Phone
- 01915862765
- Address
- Pennine Drive, County Durham, Peterlee, SR8 2NQ
- Local authority
- County Durham
- URN
- 114198
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.