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Schools in Durham, County Durham

15 schools · use the filters below to narrow your search

15
Total Schools
12
Primary
1
Secondary
0
SEND
0
Outstanding
8
Good
1
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 9 of 15 schools here that have a published grade.

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Top-performing schools in Durham

Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.

By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score

  1. 1Durham Johnston Comprehensive School55.2Attainment 8

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

Ofsted Rating

15 of 15 schools

Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School

Durham, County Durham· DH1 2TX

GoodPrimaryAges 3–11

204 pupils

KS2: 72% met expected standard

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Esh CofE (Aided) Primary School

Durham, County Durham· DH7 9QR

GoodPrimaryAges 3–11

101 pupils

KS2: 60% met expected standard

Trust: MELROSE LEARNING TRUST

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Middlestone Moor Academy

Durham, County Durham· DL16 7DA

GoodPrimaryAges 2–11

261 pupils

KS2: 71% met expected standard

Trust: ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton

Durham, County Durham· DH6 2JQ

GoodPrimaryAges 4–11

154 pupils

KS2: 71% met expected standard

Trust: BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

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Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School

Durham, County Durham· DH1 2PN

GoodPrimaryAges 4–11

196 pupils

KS2: 71% met expected standard

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St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Sacriston

Durham, County Durham· DH7 6AB

GoodPrimaryAges 4–11

91 pupils

KS2: 78% met expected standard

Trust: BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

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St Margaret's Church of England Primary School

Durham, County Durham· DH1 4QB

GoodPrimaryAges 4–11

402 pupils

KS2: 85% met expected standard

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St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh Village

Durham, County Durham· DH7 9QY

GoodPrimaryAges 3–11

194 pupils

KS2: 81% met expected standard

Trust: BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

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Langley Park Primary School

Durham, County Durham· DH7 9XN

Requires ImprovementPrimaryAges 2–11

178 pupils

KS2: 50% met expected standard

Trust: STANLEY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

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Brandon Primary Academy

Durham, County Durham· DH7 8NL

Not ratedPrimaryAges 2–11

294 pupils

KS2: 57% met expected standard

Trust: ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

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Durham Johnston Comprehensive School

Durham, County Durham· DH1 4SU

Not ratedSecondaryAges 11–18

1,688 pupils

Attainment 8: 55.2

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Durham Sixth Form Centre

Durham, County Durham· DH1 1SG

Not rated16 plusAges 16–19

1,708 pupils

Trust: PROVIDENCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

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Finchale Primary School

Durham, County Durham· DH1 5XT

Not ratedPrimaryAges 4–11

213 pupils

KS2: 78% met expected standard

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Sherburn Primary School

Durham, County Durham· DH6 1DU

Not ratedPrimaryAges 3–11

180 pupils

KS2: 57% met expected standard

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University of Durham

Durham, County Durham· DH1 3HP

Not rated
View school →Higher education institutions