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Schools in County Durham

534 schools in the County Durham local authority area.

School data currently covers England using official GIAS records. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland may be added when official datasets are integrated.

About schools in County Durham

County Durham has 534 schools listed in the Department for Education's Get Information about Schools (GIAS) register. By phase, that is 389 primary (80%), 67 secondary (14%) and 21 nursery (4%). They fall under County Durham local authority. The most common types are community school (242), academy converter (116) and voluntary aided school (52). This includes 140 academies, 21 independent schools and 33 special schools.

How many schools are there in County Durham?

GIAS lists 534 schools in County Durham, England.

What types of schools are in County Durham?

The biggest groups by phase are primary (389), secondary (67) and nursery (21).

Which local authority covers County Durham?

County Durham schools are in County Durham.

Where does this County Durham data come from?

School records come from GIAS; inspection outcomes from Ofsted and results from DfE performance tables, where available for each school.

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Schools in County Durham (A–Z)

  • Aclet Close Nursery School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Local authority nursery school · Nursery

    Bishop Auckland · DL14 6PX · County Durham

    Ages 0–4

    • FSM0.0%

  • Acre Rigg Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Peterlee · SR8 2DU · County Durham

    Ages 7–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM58.8%

  • Acre Rigg Infant School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Peterlee · SR8 2DU · County Durham

    Ages 2–7

    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM48.0%
    • Demand0.91

  • Annfield Plain Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stanley · DH9 7UY · County Durham

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM38.0%
    • Demand1.00

  • Annfield Plain Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stanley · DH9 7ST · County Durham

    Ages 7–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM57.6%

  • Barnard Castle School

    Other independent school

    Barnard Castle · DL12 8UN · County Durham

    Ages 4–19

    • Att841.3
    • EM5+0%

  • Beamish Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stanley · DH9 0QN · County Durham

    Ages 2–11

    • FSM48.6%
    • Demand1.00

  • Bearpark Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Durham · DH7 7AU · County Durham

    Ages 2–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence7.9%
    • FSM40.0%
    • Demand1.00

  • Beechdale Nursery School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Local authority nursery school · Nursery

    Consett · DH8 6AY · County Durham

    Ages 3–5

    • FSM0.0%

  • Belmont Community School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Secondary

    Durham · DH1 2AG · County Durham

    Ages 11–16

    • Att848.1
    • P80.1
    • EM5+48%
    • Absence8.5%

  • Benfieldside Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Consett · DH8 0JX · County Durham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence9.8%
    • FSM58.1%
    • Demand1.00

  • Bishop Auckland College

    Further education · 16 plus

    Bishop Auckland · DL14 6JZ · County Durham

    Ages 14–99

    • Att86.0
    • P8-3.2
    • EM5+0%

  • Bishop Barrington Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Bishop Auckland · DL14 6LA · County Durham

    Ages 11–16

    • Att841.8
    • P8-0.3
    • EM5+20%
    • Absence12.3%

  • Blackhall Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Hartlepool · TS27 4NA · County Durham

    Ages 2–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM46.6%
    • Demand1.00

  • Bloemfontein Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stanley · DH9 6AG · County Durham

    Ages 0–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM58.5%
    • Demand0.86

  • Bluebell Meadow Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Trimdon Station · TS29 6JU · County Durham

    Ages 2–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM43.9%
    • Demand1.00

  • Bournmoor Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Houghton le Spring · DH4 6HF · County Durham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM43.9%
    • Demand1.00

  • Bowburn Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bowburn · DH6 5FP · County Durham

    Ages 2–11

    • FSM30.6%

  • Brandon Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Durham · DH7 8NL · County Durham

    Ages 2–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM54.9%
    • Demand1.00

  • Browney Primary Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Browney · DH7 8HX · County Durham

    Ages 4–11

    • KS282%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM16.0%
    • Demand1.13

  • Bullion Lane Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Chester le Street · DH2 2DP · County Durham

    Ages 2–11

    • KS292%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM68.4%
    • Demand1.00

  • Burnhope Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Durham · DH7 0AG · County Durham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM51.6%
    • Demand1.00

  • Burnopfield Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE16 6PT · County Durham

    Ages 2–11

    • KS286%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM18.2%
    • Demand1.00

  • Butterknowle Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Primary

    Bishop Auckland · DL13 5PB · County Durham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS222%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM20.4%
    • Demand1.00

  • Byerley Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Newton Aycliffe · DL5 7LE · County Durham

    Ages 4–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM25.1%
    • Demand1.00

  • Byers Green Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Spennymoor · DL16 7PN · County Durham

    Ages 4–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM40.0%
    • Demand1.00

  • Cassop Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Durham · DH6 4RA · County Durham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM16.7%
    • Demand1.00

  • Castleside Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Consett · DH8 9RG · County Durham

    Ages 2–11

    • FSM23.4%
    • Demand1.00

  • Catchgate Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stanley · DH9 8LX · County Durham

    Ages 2–11

    • FSM44.3%
    • Demand1.00

  • Cestria Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Chester le Street · DH3 3PZ · County Durham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS293%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM13.8%
    • Demand0.98

  • Chilton Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Ferryhill · DL17 0PT · County Durham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence9.6%
    • FSM33.6%
    • Demand1.00

  • Cockfield Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Bishop Auckland · DL13 5EN · County Durham

    Ages 2–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM25.7%
    • Demand1.07

  • Cockton Hill Infant School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Bishop Auckland · DL14 6HW · County Durham

    Ages 2–7

    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM50.0%
    • Demand1.00

  • Cockton Hill Junior School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Primary

    Bishop Auckland · DL14 6HW · County Durham

    Ages 7–11

    • KS241%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM58.3%

  • Consett Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Secondary

    Consett · DH8 6LZ · County Durham

    Ages 11–18

    • Att844.2
    • P8-0.2
    • EM5+38%
    • Absence11.9%

  • Consett Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Consett · DH8 6AF · County Durham

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM20.9%
    • Demand1.00

  • Consett Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Consett · DH8 6AY · County Durham

    Ages 7–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM32.5%

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