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Schools in Bishop Auckland, County Durham

37 schools · use the filters below to narrow your search

37
Total Schools
29
Primary
4
Secondary
0
SEND
0
Outstanding
10
Good
5
Req. Improvement
0
Inadequate

Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 15 of 37 schools here that have a published grade.

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Top-performing schools in Bishop Auckland

Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.

By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score

  1. 1St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College46.4Attainment 8
  2. 2Wolsingham School44.7Attainment 8
  3. 3King James I Academy Bishop Auckland43.9Attainment 8
  4. 4Bishop Barrington Academy39.4Attainment 8

Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ofsted Rating

37 of 37 schools

Bishop Barrington Academy

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL14 6LA

GoodSecondaryAges 11–16

602 pupils

Attainment 8: 39.4

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Cockfield Primary School

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL13 5EN

GoodPrimaryAges 2–11

105 pupils

KS2: 88% met expected standard

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Etherley Lane Nursery School

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL14 7RF

GoodNurseryAges 2–4

38 pupils

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Etherley Lane Primary School

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL14 7RB

GoodPrimaryAges 4–11

208 pupils

KS2: 65% met expected standard

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Frosterley Primary School

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL13 2SN

GoodPrimaryAges 3–11

39 pupils

KS2: 71% met expected standard

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Prince Bishops Community Primary School

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL14 8DY

GoodPrimaryAges 2–11

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St Andrew's Academy

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL14 6RY

GoodPrimaryAges 3–11

185 pupils

KS2: 46% met expected standard

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St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL14 0EP

Good2 jobsPrimaryAges 3–11

68 pupils

KS2: 67% met expected standard

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Victoria Lane Academy

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL14 8NN

GoodPrimaryAges 3–11

172 pupils

KS2: 46% met expected standard

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Woodland Primary School

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL13 5RF

GoodPrimaryAges 3–11

25 pupils

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Butterknowle Primary School

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL13 5PB

Requires ImprovementPrimaryAges 3–11

50 pupils

KS2: 29% met expected standard

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Cockton Hill Junior School

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL14 6HW

Requires ImprovementPrimaryAges 7–11

203 pupils

KS2: 54% met expected standard

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Escomb Primary School

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL14 7SR

Requires ImprovementPrimaryAges 3–11

165 pupils

KS2: 57% met expected standard

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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL14 8NN

Requires ImprovementPrimaryAges 2–11

112 pupils

KS2: 70% met expected standard

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Woodhouse Primary Academy

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL14 6QW

Requires ImprovementPrimaryAges 2–11

204 pupils

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Aclet Close Nursery School

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL14 6PX

Not ratedNursery

65 pupils

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Bishop Auckland College

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL14 6JZ

Not rated16 plusAges 14–99

Attainment 8: 4.6

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Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL13 4AU

Not ratedPrimaryAges 3–11

77 pupils

KS2: 11% met expected standard

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Cockton Hill Infant School

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL14 6HW

Not ratedPrimaryAges 2–7

170 pupils

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Copeland Road Primary School

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL14 9JJ

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

139 pupils

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Evenwood Church of England Primary School

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL14 9QZ

Not ratedPrimaryAges 2–11

78 pupils

KS2: 86% met expected standard

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Hamsterley Primary School

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL13 3QF

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

31 pupils

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Highcroft School

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL13 5AG

Not ratedAges 11–18

11 pupils

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King James I Academy Bishop Auckland

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL14 7JZ

Not ratedSecondaryAges 11–18

926 pupils

Attainment 8: 43.9

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Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL14 9UD

Not ratedPrimaryAges 2–11

154 pupils

KS2: 56% met expected standard

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Ramshaw Primary School

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL14 9SD

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

66 pupils

KS2: 64% met expected standard

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St Anne's CofE Primary School

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL14 6LS

Not ratedPrimaryAges 3–11

227 pupils

KS2: 73% met expected standard

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St Helen Auckland Community Primary School

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL14 9EN

Not ratedPrimaryAges 2–11

213 pupils

KS2: 43% met expected standard

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St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL14 6JT

Not rated1 jobSecondaryAges 11–18

1,268 pupils

Attainment 8: 46.4

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St John's Chapel Primary School

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL13 1QH

Not ratedPrimaryAges 2–11

27 pupils

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St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL14 6QH

Not ratedPrimaryAges 3–11

206 pupils

KS2: 40% met expected standard

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Toft Hill Primary School

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL14 0JA

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

198 pupils

KS2: 74% met expected standard

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Tow Law Millennium Primary School

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL13 4LF

Not ratedPrimaryAges 3–11

81 pupils

KS2: 54% met expected standard

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Wearhead Primary School

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL13 1BN

Not ratedPrimaryAges 2–11

14 pupils

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Witton-le-Wear Primary School

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL14 0BG

Not ratedPrimaryAges 2–11

115 pupils

KS2: 56% met expected standard

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Wolsingham Primary School

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL13 3ET

Not ratedPrimaryAges 3–11

163 pupils

KS2: 76% met expected standard

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Wolsingham School

Bishop Auckland, County Durham· DL13 3DJ

Not ratedSecondaryAges 11–16

743 pupils

Attainment 8: 44.7

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