Acre Rigg Academy

School Name: Acre Rigg Academy
Address: Acre Rigg Road
Town/City: Peterlee
County: County Durham
Postcode: SR8 2DU
Telephone Number: 01915 862915
Website: http://www.acreriggacademy.co.uk

Phase: Primary (ages 7-11)
Type: Academy sponsor led
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
Trust: Tudhoe Learning Trust
Sponsor: Tudhoe Learning Trust

Headteacher: Hayleigh Bate
Capacity: 268
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 257 (49% boys & 51% girls)
Enrollment: 96% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 58.8%

URN: 138554
DfE Number: 840/2008
UKPRN: 10038462
UPRN: 100110772388
Region: North East (E12000001)
District: County Durham (E06000047)
Constituency: Easington (E14001211)
Electoral Ward: Peterlee (E05016188)

Easting & Northing: 442040E, 541513N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 46' 2.75" N 1° 20' 52.69" W
Plus Code: 9C6WQM82+XR

DfE Record: View record

1. Acre Rigg Infant School (0.0km)
2. Endeavour Academy Durham (0.6km)
3. East Durham College (0.6km)
4. Howletch Lane Primary School (1.0km)
5. St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College (1.1km)
6. Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School (1.1km)
7. Easington Academy (1.7km)
8. Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School (1.8km)
9. Shotton Hall Primary School (1.9km)
10. The Academy at Shotton Hall (1.9km)

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