Schools in Bishop Auckland

• 38open schools
• 30primary
• 4secondary
• 2special school

Schools near Bishop Auckland by distance

Schools whose official address gives Bishop Auckland as the town, in County Durham, grouped by type.

Nursery schools 2

• Aclet Close Nursery School

  Nursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 0 to 4 · 70 pupils

  Aclet Close, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6PX

  Ofsted report card, 23 Jun 2026

• Etherley Lane Nursery School

  Nursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 2 to 4 · 44 pupils

  Hazel Grove, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7RF

  Ofsted 26 Sep 2023: Good

Primary schools 30

• Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 83 pupils

  Smith Street, Tow Law, Bishop Auckland, DL13 4AU

  Ofsted 28 Jan 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

  Roman Catholic

• Butterknowle Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 54 pupils

  Pinfold Lane, Butterknowle, Bishop Auckland, DL13 5PB

  Ofsted report card, 10 Feb 2026

• Cockfield Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 2 to 11 · 115 pupils

  Front Street, Cockfield, Bishop Auckland, DL13 5EN

  Ofsted 8 Nov 2023: Good

• Cockton Hill Infant School

  Primary · Community school · ages 2 to 7 · 146 pupils

  McIntyre Terrace, Cockton Hill, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6HW

  Ofsted 18 Dec 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Cockton Hill Junior School

  Primary · Community school · ages 7 to 11 · 187 pupils

  McIntyre Terrace, Cockton Hill, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6HW

  Ofsted report card, 3 Mar 2026

• Copeland Road Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 130 pupils

  West Auckland, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9JJ

  Ofsted 24 Sep 2024: no overall grade (see grades) (predecessor school)

• Escomb Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 160 pupils

  Three Lane Ends, Escomb, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7SR

  Ofsted report card, 31 Mar 2026

• Etherley Lane Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 190 pupils

  Clarence Gardens, Etherley Lane, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7RB

  Ofsted 5 Mar 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Evenwood Church of England Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 97 pupils

  New Road, Evenwood, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9QZ

  Ofsted 22 Oct 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  Church of England

• Frosterley Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 32 pupils

  Bridge End, Frosterley, Weardale, Bishop Auckland, DL13 2SN

  Ofsted 23 Jan 2024: Good

• Hamsterley Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 36 pupils

  Hamsterley Primary School, Hamsterley, Bishop Auckland, DL13 3QF

  Ofsted 8 Jul 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery

  Primary · Community school · ages 2 to 11 · 161 pupils

  Lomond Walk, West Auckland, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9UD

  Ofsted 9 Nov 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Prince Bishops Community Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 210 pupils

  Gibson Street, Coundon Grange, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8DY

  Ofsted 6 Feb 2024: Good (predecessor school)

• Ramshaw Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 54 pupils

  Oaks Bank, Evenwood, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9SD

  Ofsted 23 May 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

• St Andrew's Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 191 pupils

  St Andrew's Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6RY

  Ofsted 2 Oct 2019: Good (predecessor school)

• St Anne's CofE Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 3 to 11 · 238 pupils

  Warwick Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS

  Ofsted 9 Oct 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  Church of England

• St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 57 pupils

  The Baltic, Witton Park, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0EP

  Ofsted 26 Sep 2023: Good

  Catholic

• St Helen Auckland Community Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 203 pupils

  Manor Road, St Helen Auckland, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9EN

  No inspection in this data yet

• St John's Chapel Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 2 to 11 · 24 pupils

  Burnfoot, St John's Chapel, Bishop Auckland, DL13 1QH

  Ofsted 4 Jun 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 100 pupils

  Victoria Lane, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8NN

  Ofsted 17 Apr 2024: Requires improvement

  Roman Catholic

• St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 219 pupils

  Murphy Crescent, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6QH

  Ofsted 15 Jan 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  Roman Catholic

• Stanhope Barrington CofE Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 123 pupils

  Westcroft, Stanhope, Bishop Auckland, DL13 2NU

  Ofsted 12 Nov 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England

• Toft Hill Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 4 to 11 · 203 pupils

  Toft Hill, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0JA

  Ofsted 3 Dec 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• Tow Law Millennium Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 77 pupils

  Wear Street, Attlee Estate, Tow Law, Bishop Auckland, DL13 4LF

  Ofsted 14 Feb 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Victoria Lane Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 155 pupils

  Victoria Lane, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8NN

  Ofsted 7 Feb 2024: Good

• Wearhead Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 2 to 11 · 11 pupils

  Wearhead, Bishop Auckland, DL13 1BN

  Ofsted 8 Oct 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Witton-le-Wear Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 114 pupils

  Witton-le-Wear Primary School, St James Gardens, Witton-le-Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0BG

  Ofsted 1 Apr 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Wolsingham Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 163 pupils

  Upper Town, Wolsingham, Bishop Auckland, DL13 3ET

  Ofsted report card, 16 Jun 2026

• Woodhouse Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 176 pupils

  Walker Drive, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6QW

  Ofsted 25 Apr 2023: Requires improvement (predecessor school)

• Woodland Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 25 pupils

  Woodland, Bishop Auckland, DL13 5RF

  Ofsted 17 Apr 2024: Good

Secondary schools 4

• Bishop Barrington Academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 599 pupils

  Woodhouse Lane, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LA

  Ofsted 25 Jun 2024: Good

• King James I Academy Bishop Auckland

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 936 pupils

  South Church Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7JZ

  Ofsted report card, 17 Mar 2026

• St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,229 pupils

  Woodhouse Lane, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6JT

  Ofsted 9 May 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Roman Catholic

• Wolsingham School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 774 pupils

  The Grammar School Building, West End, Wolsingham, Bishop Auckland, DL13 3DJ

  Ofsted 17 May 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

Special schools 2

• 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

• 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

Nearby towns

• Crook 3.7 miles
• Shildon 5.6 miles
• Darlington 6.6 miles
• Spennymoor 7.1 miles
• Newton Aycliffe 8.5 miles
• Ferryhill 9.4 miles
• Barnard Castle 11 miles
• Durham 11 miles
• Darlington 13 miles
• Stockton-on-Tees 13 miles

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