North East
Schools in County Durham
271 schools, 73,108 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 38.9.
Ofsted across County Durham
Good138
Outstanding14
Requires improvement8
Inadequate1
No overall grade110
161 of these schools carry a historic one-word grade. The remaining 110 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
- 161
- Current framework (no overall grade)
- 88
- Average days since inspection
- 939
- Framework mix
- 161 historic, 88 current, 22 none
All schools in County Durham
Sorted by name. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
Schools 151–271 of 271
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Rose Primary SchoolCommunity school | Chester le Street | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Ribbon SchoolAcademy converter | Seaham | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Ropery Walk Primary SchoolCommunity school | Seaham | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Rosa Street Primary and Nursery AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Spennymoor | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Roseberry Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Chester le Street | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Rosemary Lane Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Peterlee | Outstanding 2022 | — | — | |
| Sacriston AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Durham | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Seaham Harbour Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Seaham | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Seaham High SchoolAcademy converter | Seaham | Good 2023 | 45.8 | -0.43-0.63 to -0.23 | |
| Seaham Trinity Primary SchoolCommunity school | Seaham | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Seascape Primary SchoolCommunity school | Peterlee | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Seaview Primary SchoolCommunity school | Seaham | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Sedgefield Community CollegeAcademy converter | Stockton-on-Tees | Outstanding 2022 | 51.5 | 0.360.16 to 0.56 | |
| Sedgefield Hardwick Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Stockton-on-Tees | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Sedgefield Primary SchoolCommunity school | Stockton-on-Tees | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Sherburn Primary SchoolCommunity school | Durham | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Shield Row Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Stanley | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Durham | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Shotley Bridge Primary SchoolCommunity school | Consett | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Shotton Hall Primary SchoolCommunity school | Peterlee | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Shotton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Shotton Colliery | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Silver Tree Primary School and NurseryCommunity school | Durham | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| South Hetton PrimaryAcademy sponsor led | Durham | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| South Stanley Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Stanley | No overall grade | — | — | |
| South Stanley Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Stanley | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Springmoor Grange SchoolCommunity school | Spennymoor | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Andrew's AcademyAcademy converter | Bishop Auckland | Good 2019 | — | — | |
| St Anne's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Bishop Auckland | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School, SacristonAcademy converter | Durham | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form CollegeAcademy converter | Peterlee | Good 2023 | 44.5 | -0.22-0.45 to 0.02 · not a win | |
| St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, LanchesterAcademy converter | Durham | Report card 2026 | 44.9 | 0.220.04 to 0.41 | |
| St Benet's Catholic Primary School, OustonAcademy converter | Chester le Street | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton ParkAcademy converter | Bishop Auckland | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Charles' Catholic Primary School, TudhoeAcademy converter | Spennymoor | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-StreetAcademy converter | Chester le Street | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, CrookAcademy converter | Crook | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, SeahamAcademy converter | Seaham | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Francis Horndale CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Newton Aycliffe | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Godric's Catholic Primary School, DurhamAcademy converter | Durham | Good 2021 | — | — | |
| St Godrics Catholic Primary School, ThornleyAcademy converter | Durham | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Helen Auckland Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bishop Auckland | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, DurhamAcademy converter | Durham | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form CollegeAcademy converter | Bishop Auckland | Good 2024 | 46.4 | 0.16-0.03 to 0.35 · not a win | |
| St John's Chapel Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bishop Auckland | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, ShildonVoluntary aided school | Shildon | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Newton Aycliffe | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BlackhallAcademy converter | Hartlepool | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, CoundonAcademy converter | Bishop Auckland | Requires improvement 2024 | — | — | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, GilesgateAcademy converter | Durham | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, MurtonVoluntary aided school | Seaham | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary, StanleyAcademy converter | Stanley | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Leonard's Catholic School, DurhamAcademy converter | Durham | No overall grade | 57.7 | 0.640.45 to 0.84 | |
| St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Durham | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | SEAHAM | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard CastleAcademy converter | Barnard Castle | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, BlackhillAcademy converter | Consett | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton AycliffeAcademy converter | Newton Aycliffe | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South MoorAcademy converter | Stanley | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Marys Catholic Primary School, WingateAcademy converter | Co Durham | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh VillageAcademy converter | Durham | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Ferryhill | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery SchoolVoluntary aided school | Durham | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, ConsettAcademy converter | Consett | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, DiptonAcademy converter | Stanley | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley MoorAcademy converter | DURHAM | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, ConsettAcademy converter | Consett | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Stephen's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Crook | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Thomas More Primary School, BelmontAcademy converter | Belmont | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop AucklandAcademy converter | Bishop Auckland | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St William's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Trimdon Station | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Staindrop AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Darlington | Good 2021 | 45.6 | -0.16-0.54 to 0.21 · not a win | |
| Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Darlington | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Stanhope Barrington CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | BISHOP AUCKLAND | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Stanley (Crook) Primary SchoolCommunity school | Crook | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Stanley Burnside Primary SchoolCommunity school | Stanley | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Newton Aycliffe | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Strawberry LaneOther independent special school | Bowburn | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Sugar Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Newton Aycliffe | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Sunnybrow Primary SchoolCommunity school | Crook | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Tanfield Lea Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Stanley | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Tanfield SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Stanley | No overall grade | 57.5 | 0.830.59 to 1.06 | |
| Teesdale School and Sixth FormAcademy sponsor led | Barnard Castle | No overall grade | 49.6 | 0.270.02 to 0.53 | |
| The Academy at Shotton HallAcademy converter | Peterlee | Outstanding 2024 | 52.2 | 0.580.39 to 0.77 | |
| The Grange Learning CentreOther independent special school | Low Willington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Grove Primary SchoolCommunity school | Consett | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| The Independent Grammar School:DurhamOther independent school | Esh Winning | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Oaks Secondary SchoolCommunity special school | Spennymoor | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Thornhill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Shildon | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Thornley AcademyAcademy converter | Durham | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Timothy Hackworth Primary SchoolCommunity school | Shildon | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Toft Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bishop Auckland | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Tow Law Millennium Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bishop Auckland | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Trimdon Hill SchoolOther independent special school | Trimdon Grange | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Tudhoe Colliery Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Spennymoor | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Tudhoe Moor Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Spennymoor | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| UTC South DurhamUniversity technical college | Newton Aycliffe | Good 2024 | 39.2 | -0.99-1.27 to -0.71 | |
| Vane Road Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Newton Aycliffe | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Victoria Lane AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bishop Auckland | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Villa Real SchoolCommunity special school | Consett | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Walworth SchoolCommunity special school | Newton Aycliffe | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Wearhead Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bishop Auckland | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Wellfield SchoolAcademy converter | Wingate | No overall grade | 47.8 | 0.300.08 to 0.51 | |
| West Cornforth Primary SchoolCommunity school | Ferryhill | No overall grade | — | — | |
| West Pelton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Stanley | No overall grade | — | — | |
| West Rainton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Houghton le Spring | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Westlea Primary SchoolCommunity school | Seaham | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Wheatley Hill Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Durham | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Whitworth Park AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Spennymoor | Good 2022 | 50.4 | -0.01-0.26 to 0.23 · not a win | |
| Willington Primary SchoolCommunity school | Crook | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Wingate Community Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Wingate | Outstanding 2022 | — | — | |
| Wingate Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wingate | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Witton Gilbert Primary SchoolCommunity school | Durham | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Witton-le-Wear Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bishop Auckland | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Wolsingham Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bishop Auckland | Good 2021 | — | — | |
| Wolsingham SchoolAcademy converter | Bishop Auckland | Good 2023 | 44.7 | -0.35-0.59 to -0.12 | |
| Woodham AcademyAcademy converter | Newton Aycliffe | Good 2023 | 48.2 | 0.09-0.12 to 0.29 · not a win | |
| Woodham Burn Community Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | Newton Aycliffe | Requires improvement 2021 | — | — | |
| Woodhouse Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Bishop Auckland | Requires improvement 2023 | — | — | |
| Woodland Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bishop Auckland | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Woodlea Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Houghton le Spring | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Yohden Primary SchoolCommunity school | Peterlee | Good 2023 | — | — |