St Helen Auckland Community Primary School, Bishop Auckland

In 2025, 54% of Year 6 pupils at St Helen Auckland Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in County Durham and 77% and 75% across England.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 31 families put St Helen Auckland Community Primary School as their first choice and 39 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Helen Auckland Community Primary School are Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery (0.6 miles, Good, 72% reading, 61% maths); Copeland Road Primary School (0.8 miles); Woodhouse Primary Academy (1 mile); and St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland (1.3 miles, 50% reading, 70% maths).

St Helen Auckland Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.

St Helen Auckland Community Primary School is one of 10 schools run by Eden Learning Trust, an academy trust.

43.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 5.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (81%), Mixed (6%) and Black (5%).

In 2026, 42 pupils (20.7%) received SEN support and 4 (2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

St Helen Auckland Community Primary School had 7 teachers in 2026, one for every 24 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Bishop Auckland West Weardale Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wheatsheaf (e-bound), 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Helen Auckland Community Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 170 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in County Durham (84), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Helen Auckland Community Primary School issued 7 suspensions, 3.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Helen Auckland Community Primary School are St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College (1.3 miles) and Bishop Barrington Academy (1.4 miles).