Schools in Co Durham
County Durham · 1 schools
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to County Durham (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to County Durham (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
2
of 13 in & around Co Durham rated Good or Outstanding
Schools in Co Durham (1)
By type:Primary schools in Co Durham (1)
1
1 primary · 0 secondary
67
80% capacity used
0
0 outstanding · 0 good
84
17 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
Area Performance (2025)
KS2 Reading
46.0%
KS2 Maths
62.0%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
28 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +7 primary and +5 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
80% occupied · 17 spare places
Other schools near Co Durham
The closest schools in neighbouring towns and villages, by distance - useful if Co Durham's own schools don't cover the phase or place you need.
Wingate Primary School
Primary · Wingate
Wellfield School
Secondary · Wingate
Wingate Community Nursery School
Nursery · Wingate
Deaf Hill Primary School
Primary · Trimdon Station
Hutton Henry CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Primary · Hartlepool
The Academy at Shotton Hall
Secondary · Peterlee · Outstanding
Shotton Hall Primary School
Primary · Peterlee
St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley
Primary · Durham
Questions parents ask about schools in Co Durham
How many schools are there in Co Durham?
Co Durham has 1 open school.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Do schools in Co Durham have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Co Durham have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, County Durham allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.
How do I apply for a school place in Co Durham?
Apply to County Durham through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
Nearby Towns
Wingate
3 schools · 0.3km away
County Durham
Trimdon Station
3 schools · 3.8km away
County Durham
Peterlee
20 schools · 5.0km away
County Durham
Bowburn
2 schools · 9.1km away
County Durham
Hartlepool
47 schools · 10.2km away
Teesside
Ferryhill
10 schools · 11.7km away
County Durham
Seaham
10 schools · 11.8km away
County Durham
DURHAM
2 schools · 12.2km away