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38 open schools in Bishop Auckland, County Durham · Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria · see all County Durham schools · grammar schools in Bishop Auckland

Bishop Auckland has 38 state schools: 30 primary, 4 secondary, part of County Durham's wider catchment. 38 have a published Ofsted rating, and 27 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Aclet Close Nursery School Bishop Auckland · Good Bishop Auckland College Bishop Auckland · Good Bishop Barrington Academy Bishop Auckland · Good Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law Bishop Auckland · Not judged Butterknowle Primary School Bishop Auckland · Requires improvement Cockfield Primary School Bishop Auckland · Good Cockton Hill Infant School Bishop Auckland · Good Cockton Hill Junior School Bishop Auckland · Requires improvement Copeland Road Primary School Bishop Auckland · Not judged Escomb Primary School Bishop Auckland · Requires improvement Etherley Lane Nursery School Bishop Auckland · Good Etherley Lane Primary School Bishop Auckland · Good Evenwood Church of England Primary School Bishop Auckland · Good Evergreen Primary School Bishop Auckland · Good Frosterley Primary School Bishop Auckland · Good Hamsterley Primary School Bishop Auckland · Not judged King James I Academy Bishop Auckland Bishop Auckland · Good Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery Bishop Auckland · Good Prince Bishops Community Primary School Bishop Auckland · Good Ramshaw Primary School Bishop Auckland · Good St Andrew's Academy Bishop Auckland · Good St Anne's CofE Primary School Bishop Auckland · Good St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park Bishop Auckland · Good St Helen Auckland Community Primary School Bishop Auckland · Good St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College Bishop Auckland · Good St John's Chapel Primary School Bishop Auckland · Good St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon Bishop Auckland · Requires improvement St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland Bishop Auckland · Good Stanhope Barrington CofE Primary School BISHOP AUCKLAND · Not judged Toft Hill Primary School Bishop Auckland · Not judged Tow Law Millennium Primary School Bishop Auckland · Good Victoria Lane Academy Bishop Auckland · Good Wearhead Primary School Bishop Auckland · Good Witton-le-Wear Primary School Bishop Auckland · Not judged Wolsingham Primary School Bishop Auckland · Good Wolsingham School Bishop Auckland · Good Woodhouse Primary Academy Bishop Auckland · Requires improvement Woodland Primary School Bishop Auckland · Good

Undersubscribed schools rated Good or Outstanding

These schools didn't fill on first preference in the latest admissions year, despite an Ofsted rating of Good or Outstanding — worth a look if you're chasing the same handful of famous names everyone else applies to.

St Andrew's Academy Good · ×0.86 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery Good · ×0.88 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Bishop Barrington Academy Good · ×0.9 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Prince Bishops Community Primary School Good · ×0.93 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Etherley Lane Primary School Good · ×0.94 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Victoria Lane Academy Good · ×0.95 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Cockton Hill Infant School Good · ×0.97 1st prefs/place (2026/27) King James I Academy Bishop Auckland Good · ×0.97 1st prefs/place (2026/27)

How places are allocated in County Durham

Primary schools: Priority is by nearest-school distance (GIS-measured shortest walking route); one source notes 'no catchment areas for some places' — no county-wide catchment map mechanism found, unlike neighbouring LAs. (source)

Most schools use the local authority's default scheme rather than a school-specific catchment map — see each school's page for its own designated/catchment area where one is published.

Key dates

Entry yearEventDate
Sept 2028 Application deadline 2027-10-31
Sept 2028 Primary application deadline 2028-01-15
Sept 2028 Offer day 2028-03-01
Sept 2028 Primary offer day 2028-04-17
Sept 2027 Application deadline 2026-10-31
Sept 2027 Primary application deadline 2027-01-15
Sept 2027 Offer day 2027-03-01
Sept 2027 Primary offer day 2027-04-16
Sept 2026 Application deadline 2025-10-31 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary application deadline 2026-01-15 (passed)
Sept 2026 Offer day 2026-03-02 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary offer day 2026-04-16 (passed)

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