Howletch Lane Primary School is a mainstream primary school with resourced provision in Peterlee, County Durham, for children and young people aged 2 to 11. Its specialist base has 12 places with special educational needs.
- Ages 2–11
- 382 pupils
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with resourced provision
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- Resourced provision, 12 places, 12 pupils
- Pupils
- 382
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Beattie (Headteacher)
- Council
- County Durham
- School reference (URN)
- 114198
Needs its base supports
1 need
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
It also lists other needs. Ask the school what these are.
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often County Durham council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
Ticks stay on this device, so you can use them on the day.
Ofsted
Graded by area, September 2024; school remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next (June 2023)
Inspected in September 2024. Inspections from September 2024 to November 2025 graded each area but gave no overall grade.
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Since then: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next (ungraded inspection, June 2023).
Contact and getting there
Pennine Drive, County Durham, Peterlee, SR8 2NQ
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Endeavour Academy Durham Alternative provision · Ages 14–19 · Ofsted: Good 0.4 miles
- Yohden Primary School Mainstream + base · Ages 2–11 · Ofsted: Good 1.8 miles
- Horden Nursery School Mainstream + base · Ages 2–5 · Ofsted: Outstanding 1.9 miles
All SEND schools in County Durham
By need in County Durham: Autism (12) · Speech and language (8) · Moderate learning (8) · Severe learning (7) · SEMH (6) · Dyslexia and SpLD (6) · PMLD (5) · Hearing (4) · Vision (3) · Physical (2)
Questions about Howletch Lane Primary School
How do I get a place in Howletch Lane Primary School’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What ages does Howletch Lane Primary School take?
Aged 2 to 11, boys and girls.
What is Howletch Lane Primary School’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2024 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is Howletch Lane Primary School?
Pennine Drive, County Durham, Peterlee, SR8 2NQ, in County Durham.
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