The Academy at Shotton Hall

Academy converterSecondaryAges 11–16Mixed

Passfield Way, Peterlee, SR8 1AU

Executive Principal · Alexandra Hook

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 1 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils1,202Capacity 1,150

OfstedOutstandingInspected 9 July 2024

TrustNorth East Learning Trust

Free school meals34.8%

Outstanding

Graded inspection on 9 July 2024.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026

For September 2027. Apply through County Durham council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.

266 of the 277 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered271

Applications524

First choice277

First-choice offers266

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).