North East
Primary schools in County Durham
208 primary schools in County Durham.
Ofsted among primary schools in County Durham
Good116
Requires improvement7
Outstanding5
Inadequate1
No overall grade79
129 of these schools carry a historic one-word grade. The remaining 79 either have no published outcome or were inspected under a newer framework with no overall grade; current report cards instead grade separate aspects of the school. What changed.
- Last overall grade still shown
- 129
- Current framework (no overall grade)
- 74
- Average days since inspection
- 925
- Framework mix
- 129 historic, 74 current, 5 none
Primary schools in County Durham
Sorted by the share of pupils meeting the expected standard at key stage 2. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
Schools 151–208 of 208
| School | Area | Ofsted | Expected standard | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Durham | Report card 2026 | 44% | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, GilesgateAcademy converter | Durham | No overall grade | 44% | |
| Woodham Burn Community Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | Newton Aycliffe | Requires improvement 2021 | 44% | |
| Pelton Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Chester le Street | No overall grade | 44% | |
| Stanley Burnside Primary SchoolCommunity school | Stanley | Report card 2026 | 43% | |
| St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, ShildonVoluntary aided school | Shildon | Good 2023 | 43% | |
| Chilton AcademyAcademy converter | Ferryhill | Good 2022 | 43% | |
| St Marys Catholic Primary School, WingateAcademy converter | Co Durham | Good 2024 | 43% | |
| Gainford Church of England Primary School and PreschoolAcademy converter | Darlington | No overall grade | 43% | |
| Langley Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Durham | Requires improvement 2024 | 42% | |
| Edmondsley Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Durham | Good 2019 | 42% | |
| Timothy Hackworth Primary SchoolCommunity school | Shildon | Good 2023 | 41% | |
| Durham Gilesgate Primary SchoolCommunity school | Durham | Good 2023 | 41% | |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School, SacristonAcademy converter | Durham | Good 2023 | 40% | |
| Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Ferryhill | Good 2022 | 39% | |
| Cotherstone Primary SchoolCommunity school | Barnard Castle | Good 2024 | 38% | |
| Laurel Avenue Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Durham | Good 2024 | 38% | |
| Bowes Hutchinson's CofE (Aided) SchoolVoluntary aided school | Barnard Castle | Report card 2026 | 38% | |
| Castleside Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Consett | Good 2022 | 38% | |
| Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Newton Aycliffe | Good 2022 | 37% | |
| Sunnybrow Primary SchoolCommunity school | Crook | No overall grade | 36% | |
| Thornley AcademyAcademy converter | Durham | Good 2024 | 35% | |
| Howletch Lane Primary SchoolCommunity school | Peterlee | No overall grade | 34% | |
| The Grove Primary SchoolCommunity school | Consett | Good 2023 | 33% | |
| Hamsterley Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bishop Auckland | No overall grade | 33% | |
| Oakley Cross Primary School and NurseryCommunity school | Bishop Auckland | Good 2023 | 33% | |
| Cockton Hill Junior SchoolCommunity school | Bishop Auckland | Report card 2026 | 33% | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, CoundonAcademy converter | Bishop Auckland | Requires improvement 2024 | 33% | |
| Beamish Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Stanley | Good 2021 | 33% | |
| Acre Rigg AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Peterlee | Good 2023 | 32% | |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South MoorAcademy converter | Stanley | Good 2024 | 32% | |
| Willington Primary SchoolCommunity school | Crook | Good 2023 | 28% | |
| North Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Spennymoor | Good 2023 | 23% | |
| Seascape Primary SchoolCommunity school | Peterlee | Report card 2026 | 0% | |
| Lumley Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Chester le Street | Good 2024 | — | |
| Consett Infant SchoolCommunity school | Consett | Good 2023 | — | |
| Frosterley Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bishop Auckland | Good 2024 | — | |
| St John's Chapel Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bishop Auckland | Good 2024 | — | |
| Wearhead Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bishop Auckland | No overall grade | — | |
| Butterknowle Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bishop Auckland | Report card 2026 | — | |
| Cockton Hill Infant SchoolCommunity school | Bishop Auckland | No overall grade | — | |
| Durham Newton Hall Infants' SchoolCommunity school | Durham | No overall grade | — | |
| Acre Rigg Infant SchoolCommunity school | Peterlee | Report card 2026 | — | |
| South Stanley Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Stanley | No overall grade | — | |
| Ingleton CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Darlington | No overall grade | — | |
| Annfield Plain Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Stanley | Good 2024 | — | |
| Middleton-In-Teesdale AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Barnard Castle | Inadequate 2022 | — | |
| St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, DurhamAcademy converter | Durham | Good 2024 | — | |
| Woodlea Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Houghton le Spring | Good 2024 | — | |
| Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Newton Aycliffe | No overall grade | — | |
| Hunwick Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Crook | Good 2024 | — | |
| Woodhouse Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Bishop Auckland | Requires improvement 2023 | — | |
| Prince Bishops Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bishop Auckland | Good 2024 | — | |
| Copeland Road Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bishop Auckland | No overall grade | — | |
| Wingate Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wingate | Good 2023 | — | |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Peterlee | No overall grade | — | |
| Bowburn Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bowburn | Good 2024 | — | |
| Hutton Henry CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Hartlepool | Good 2024 | — |