County Durham schools and admissions data

Durham County Council has 224 primary schools and 53 secondary schools. 3% of County Durham's schools are private schools. 128 state schools in County Durham follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 129 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in County Durham

  1. Outstanding 34
  2. Good 181
  3. Requires Improvement 20
  4. Inadequate 5

Most popular state schools
in County Durham in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Stanley (Crook) Primary School

    Community school • Stanley Crook, Crook

    Ofsted: Good

  2. 2

    St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill

    Academy converter • Blackhill, Consett

    Ofsted: Good

  3. 3

    Ox Close Primary School

    Community school • Spennymoor

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    St Anne's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Bishop Auckland

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy

    Academy converter • Ferryhill

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  6. 6

    Greenland Community Primary School

    Academy converter • South Moor, Stanley

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Bournmoor Primary School

    Community school • Bournmoor, Houghton le Spring

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Tudhoe Colliery Primary School

    Academy converter • Tudhoe Colliery, Spennymoor

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  9. 9

    Ramshaw Primary School

    Community school • Evenwood, Bishop Auckland

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School

    Community school • Belmont, Durham

    Ofsted: Good

  11. 11

    Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • High Shincliffe, Durham

    Ofsted: Good

  12. 12

    Cestria Primary School

    Community school • Chester le Street

    Ofsted: Good

  13. 13

    St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon

    Voluntary aided school • Shildon

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  14. 14

    Esh CofE (Aided) Primary School

    Academy converter • Esh, Durham

    Ofsted: Good

  15. 15

    Browney Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Browney

    Ofsted: Good

  16. 16

    Byerley Park Primary School

    Community school • Newton Aycliffe

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    Ebchester CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Ebchester, Consett

    Ofsted: Good

  18. 18

    New Seaham Academy

    Academy converter • Seaham

    Ofsted: Good

  19. 19

    Woodlea Primary School

    Community school • Houghton le Spring

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    Shotton Hall Primary School

    Community school • Peterlee

    Ofsted: Good

  1. 1

    Park View School

    Academy converter • Chester le Street

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  2. 2

    Durham Johnston Comprehensive School

    Community school • Durham

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  3. 3

    King James I Academy Bishop Auckland

    Academy converter • Bishop Auckland

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    Sedgefield Community College

    Academy converter • Sedgefield, Stockton-on-Tees

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  5. 5

    St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester

    Academy converter • Lanchester, Durham

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  6. 6

    Easington Academy

    Academy converter • Easington Village, Peterlee

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham

    Academy converter • Durham

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  8. 8

    Consett Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Consett

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  9. 9

    St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College

    Academy converter • Bishop Auckland

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Teesdale School and Sixth Form

    Academy sponsor led • Barnard Castle

    Ofsted: Outstanding

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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