Free Breakfast Clubs / County Durham
Free Breakfast Clubs in County Durham
64 schools in County Durham are on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme. Each must run a free breakfast club for its Reception to Year 6 pupils, for at least 30 minutes before the school day.
64 free breakfast clubs in County Durham
Thornhill Primary School
Shildon · Primary · Mixed
Bloemfontein Primary School
Stanley · Primary · Mixed
Bluebell Meadow Primary School
Trimdon Station · Primary · Mixed
Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School
Ferryhill · Primary · Mixed
Cockfield Primary School
Bishop Auckland · Primary · Mixed
Cotsford Primary School
Peterlee · Primary · Mixed
Easington Colliery Primary School
Peterlee · Primary · Mixed
Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington
Crook · Primary · Mixed
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School
Peterlee · Primary · Mixed
South Hetton Primary
Durham · Primary · Mixed
Westlea Primary School
Seaham · Primary · Mixed
Wheatley Hill Community Primary School
Durham · Primary · Mixed
Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School
Ferryhill · Primary · Mixed
Acre Rigg Infant School
Peterlee · Primary · Mixed
Annfield Plain Infant School
Stanley · Primary · Mixed
Annfield Plain Junior School
Stanley · Primary · Mixed
Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School
Newton Aycliffe · Primary · Mixed
Beamish Primary School
Stanley · Primary · Mixed
Bournmoor Primary School
Houghton le Spring · Primary · Mixed
Brandon Primary Academy
Durham · Primary · Mixed
Browney Primary Academy
Browney · Primary · Mixed
Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Chester le Street · Primary · Mixed
Chilton Academy
Ferryhill · Primary · Mixed
Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy
Ferryhill · Primary · Mixed
Cockton Hill Junior School
Bishop Auckland · Primary · Mixed
Copeland Road Primary School
Bishop Auckland · Primary · Mixed
Croft Community School
Stanley · Special · Mixed
Deaf Hill Primary School
Trimdon Station · Primary · Mixed
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Durham · Special · Mixed
Esh CofE (Aided) Primary School
Durham · Primary · Mixed
Etherley Lane Primary School
Bishop Auckland · Primary · Mixed
Evergreen Primary School
Bishop Auckland · Special · Mixed
Ferryhill Station Primary School
Ferryhill · Primary · Mixed
Fishburn Primary School
Stockton-on-Tees · Primary · Mixed
Greenland Community Primary School
Stanley · Primary · Mixed
Howden-le-Wear Primary School
Crook · Primary · Mixed
Howletch Lane Primary School
Peterlee · Primary · Mixed
Kelloe Primary School
Kelloe · Primary · Mixed
Ludworth Primary School
Durham · Primary · Mixed
Moorside Primary Academy
Consett · Primary · Mixed
New Brancepeth Primary Academy
Durham · Primary · Mixed
Peases West Academy
Crook · Primary · Mixed
Pelton Community Primary School
Chester le Street · Primary · Mixed
Prince Bishops Community Primary School
Bishop Auckland · Primary · Mixed
Sacriston Academy
Durham · Primary · Mixed
Shotton Hall Primary School
Peterlee · Primary · Mixed
Silver Tree Primary School and Nursery
Durham · Primary · Mixed
St Andrew's Academy
Bishop Auckland · Primary · Mixed
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blackhall
Hartlepool · Primary · Mixed
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate
Durham · Primary · Mixed
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe
Newton Aycliffe · Primary · Mixed
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland
Bishop Auckland · Primary · Mixed
Sunnybrow Primary School
Crook · Primary · Mixed
Tanfield Lea Community Primary School
Stanley · Primary · Mixed
Thornley Academy
Durham · Primary · Mixed
Toft Hill Primary School
Bishop Auckland · Primary · Mixed
Villa Real School
Consett · Special · Mixed
West Cornforth Primary School
Ferryhill · Primary · Mixed
West Pelton Primary School
Stanley · Primary · Mixed
West Rainton Primary School
Houghton le Spring · Primary · Mixed
Willington Primary School
Crook · Primary · Mixed
Wingate Primary School
Wingate · Primary · Mixed
Witton-le-Wear Primary School
Bishop Auckland · Primary · Mixed
Woodhouse Primary Academy
Bishop Auckland · Primary · Mixed
How the free breakfast clubs work
A school on the programme must run a breakfast club that is open to every pupil on roll from Reception to Year 6, lasts at least 30 minutes immediately before the start of each school day, is free, and serves a breakfast that meets the school food standards. The club is held at the school or close to it.
Some schools also run a longer, paid-for club that starts earlier. No child can be made to attend the paid-for time to get the free 30 minutes, and schools must not add charges that would put families off using the free club.
The Department for Education adds schools to its list as they join the programme, and we check the list every month. If your child's school is not listed yet, ask the school whether it has joined. Sources: Department for Education, Free breakfast clubs: guidance for schools and trusts, and Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme.
Frequently asked questions
How many schools on the free breakfast clubs programme are there in County Durham?
There are 64 schools on the free breakfast clubs programme in County Durham listed on School Signal, of which 12 are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.
Which school with a free breakfast club in County Durham has the best Ofsted rating?
Thornhill Primary School is among the highest rated free breakfast clubs in County Durham, judged Outstanding at its most recent Ofsted inspection.
Do I have to pay for the breakfast club at a school in County Durham?
Not for the free part. A school on the programme must offer at least 30 minutes of breakfast club free of charge, immediately before the school day, to every pupil from Reception to Year 6. It may charge for extra time before that, but it cannot make your child attend the paid-for time to use the free club.