Primary school in Bishop Auckland, County Durham
Prince Bishops Community Primary School
Gibson Street, Coundon Grange, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 8DY
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 6 February 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 210
- Places
- 240
- How full
- 88% full — 210 of 240 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 114 / 96
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for County Durham 055D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 23%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 25%
- Households owning their home
- 58%
- Households in social housing
- 16%
- Households with no car
- 31%
- Adults economically inactive
- 44%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- LINGFIELD EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Claire Patchett
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Ward
- Shildon & Dene Valley
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- URN
- 151431
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2019 | 46% | 0.8 mi |
| Thornhill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Outstanding 2023 | 93% | 0.9 mi |
| Cockton Hill Junior SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 54% | 1 mi |
| Cockton Hill Infant SchoolCommunity school | No grade | — | 1 mi |
| St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, ShildonVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 67% | 1.2 mi |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, CoundonAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2024 | 70% | 1.3 mi |
| Victoria Lane AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 46% | 1.3 mi |
| Timothy Hackworth Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 52% | 1.4 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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