Special schools in County Durham

• 271open schools
• 208primary
• 31secondary
• 11independent
• 73,624pupils

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15 schools, A to Z.

• Croft Community School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 4 to 16 · 316 pupils

  Greencroft Road End, Annfield Plain, Stanley, DH9 8PR

  Ofsted report card, 13 Jan 2026

• Durham Trinity School & Sports College

  Special school · Community special school · ages 2 to 19 · 254 pupils

  Dunholme Close, Aykley Heads, Durham, DH1 5WB

  Ofsted 19 Mar 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Elemore Hall School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 11 to 16 · 208 pupils

  Pittington, Elemore Hall School, Durham, DH6 1QD

  Ofsted 21 May 2024: Good

• Evergreen Primary School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 2 to 11 · 211 pupils

  Warwick Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS

  Ofsted 7 Dec 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Forest Park School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 11 to 17 · 33 pupils

  Durham Way South, Newton Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6XP

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Highcroft School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 11 to 18 · 13 pupils

  Highcroft, The Green, Cockfield, Bishop Auckland, DL13 5AG

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Hope Wood Academy

  Special school · Academy special converter · ages 2 to 19 · 250 pupils

  Crawlaw Road, Easington Colliery, Peterlee, Durham, SR8 3LP

  Ofsted 23 Oct 2024 (ungraded): Improved significantly

• Norman Cornish Academy

  Special school · Academy special converter · ages 11 to 16 · 64 pupils

  Whitworth Lane, Spennymoor, DL16 7QW

  Ofsted 5 Dec 2023: Requires improvement (predecessor school)

• North East Centre for Autism - Aycliffe School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 3 to 19 · 60 pupils

  Cedar Drive, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6UN

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Strawberry Lane

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 11 to 19 · 26 pupils

  Wylam Street, Bowburn, DH6 5BE

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• The Grange Learning Centre

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 7 to 19 · 16 pupils

  Low Willington, DL15 0TY

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• The Oaks Secondary School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 11 to 19 · 349 pupils

  Rock Road, Spennymoor, DL16 7DB

  Ofsted 18 May 2023 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding

• Trimdon Hill School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 4 to 11 · 24 pupils

  Salters Lane, Trimdon Grange, TS29 6EY

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Villa Real School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 2 to 19 · 125 pupils

  Villa Real Road, Consett, DH8 6BH

  Ofsted 14 May 2025 (ungraded): Improved significantly

• Walworth School

  Special school · Community special school · ages 4 to 11 · 90 pupils

  Bluebell Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LP

  Ofsted 21 Sep 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

Towns in County Durham

• Barnard Castle (8)
• Bishop Auckland (38)
• Chester le Street (21)
• Consett (20)
• Crook (12)
• Darlington (4)
• Durham (55)
• Ferryhill (9)
• Newton Aycliffe (16)
• Peterlee (19)
• Seaham (11)
• Shildon (3)
• Spennymoor (12)
• Stanley (21)
• Stockton-on-Tees (4)
• Trimdon Station (3)
• Wingate (3)

Source: Get Information about Schools and Ofsted (Open Government Licence v3.0). Towns are as written in each school’s official address.