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

Durham has 56 state schools: 44 primary, 6 secondary, part of County Durham's wider catchment. 55 have a published Ofsted rating, and 44 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester Durham · Good Bearpark Primary School Durham · Good Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School Durham · Good Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School Durham · Good Belmont Community School Durham · Good Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School Durham · Good Brandon Primary Academy Durham · Not judged Burnhope Primary School Durham · Good Cassop Primary School Durham · Good Coxhoe Primary School Durham · Good Durham Academy Durham · Requires improvement Durham Gilesgate Primary School Durham · Good Durham Johnston Comprehensive School Durham · Not judged Durham Newton Hall Infants' School Durham · Not judged Durham Sixth Form Centre Durham Durham Trinity School & Sports College Durham · Good Edmondsley Primary Academy Durham · Good Elemore Hall School Durham · Good Esh CofE (Aided) Primary School Durham · Good Esh Winning Academy Durham · Good Finchale Primary School Durham · Good Framwellgate Moor Primary School Durham · Outstanding Framwellgate School Durham Durham · Not judged Hope Wood Academy Durham · Good Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School Durham · Good Langley Moor Nursery School Durham · Outstanding Langley Moor Primary School Durham · Good Langley Park Primary School Durham · Requires improvement Laurel Avenue Community Primary School Durham · Good Ludworth Primary School Durham · Good Middlestone Moor Academy Durham · Good Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery Durham · Good New Brancepeth Primary Academy Durham · Not judged New College Durham Durham · Good Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor Durham · Requires improvement Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton Durham · Good Pittington Primary School DURHAM · Good Sacriston Academy Durham · Good Sherburn Primary School Durham · Good Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School Durham · Good Silver Tree Primary School and Nursery Durham · Good South Hetton Primary Durham · Good St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Sacriston Durham · Good St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester Durham · Requires improvement St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham Durham · Good St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley Durham · Good St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham Durham · Good St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate Durham · Good St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham Durham · Not judged St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Durham · Good St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh Village Durham · Good St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School Durham · Good St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor DURHAM · Not judged Thornley Academy Durham · Good Wheatley Hill Community Primary School Durham · Good Witton Gilbert Primary School Durham · 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.

Middlestone Moor Academy Good · ×0.88 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School Good · ×0.9 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery Good · ×0.93 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Bearpark Primary School Good · ×0.95 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton Good · ×0.95 1st prefs/place (2026/27) South Hetton Primary Good · ×0.95 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School Good · ×0.96 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Esh Winning Academy Good · ×0.96 1st prefs/place (2026/27) St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Good · ×0.96 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School 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 year	Event	Date
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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