The Academy At Shotton Hall is a secondary school in Peterlee, County Durham, England. It is a school for 11- to 16-year-olds and is a specialist Performing Arts College it was renamed from Shotton Hall School in February 2011. The school has recently undergone major renovation work as part of the Government's Building Schools for the Future (BSF) program. The work has seen the school completely rebuilt and the old school buildings were demolished. It now does not only serve as a school but have more community based facilities and will be named Shotton Hall Life Park. The current head teacher at the school is Lesley Powell. Previous head teacher, Ian Mowbray, retired In July 2010.