Schools and Education in Coundongate

There are 77 schools within 5 miles of Coundongate town centre, including 49 primary and 8 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 92% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include Thornhill Primary School, Kirk Merrington Primary School and The Oaks Secondary School. Parents should note that 4 schools have a rating below Good — it's worth reviewing the latest inspection reports.

Total Schools
77
Primary
49
Secondary
8
Good / Outstanding
92%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

6
39
4
Outstanding (6) Good (39) Requires Improvement (4) Not yet inspected (28)
Thornhill Primary School Primary 1.7 miles Thornhill Gardens, Shildon, DL4 1ES Inspected: 21 March 2023 Kirk Merrington Primary School Primary 2.5 miles Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor, DL16 7JB Inspected: 25 April 2024 The Oaks Secondary School 2.7 miles Rock Road, Spennymoor, DL16 7DB Inspected: 27 June 2023 The Grange Learning Centre 3.6 miles A690, Low Willington, DL15 0TY Inspected: 18 September 2023 Oakwood Learning Centre 3.7 miles Newbiggin Lane, Darlington, DL2 2UH Inspected: 14 September 2023 Pear Tree School 4.3 miles A68, Houghton Bank, Darlington, DL2 2UQ Inspected: 28 July 2020
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland Secondary 0.7 miles South Church Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7JZ Inspected: 08 April 2022 Cockton Hill Infant School Primary 1 miles McIntyre Terrace, Cockton Hill, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6HW Inspected: 29 January 2025 Victoria Lane Academy Primary 1 miles Victoria Lane, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8NN Inspected: 18 March 2024 Etherley Lane Primary School Primary 1.2 miles Clarence Gardens, Etherley Lane, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7RB Inspected: 08 April 2025 Etherley Lane Nursery School Nursery 1.2 miles Lindsay Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7RF Inspected: 16 November 2023 St Anne's CofE Primary School Primary 1.5 miles Warwick Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS Inspected: 14 November 2024 Evergreen Primary School 1.5 miles Warwick Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS Inspected: 02 February 2023 Aclet Close Nursery School Nursery 1.5 miles Aclet Close, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6PX Inspected: 13 October 2022 Woodhouse Close Children's Centre 1.6 miles Coney Avenue, Woodhouse Close Estate, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6QL Inspected: 31 July 2015 Bishop Barrington Academy Secondary 1.6 miles Woodhouse Lane, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LA Inspected: 30 September 2024 St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College Secondary 1.7 miles Barrington Meadows, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6JT Inspected: 10 June 2024 Bishop Auckland College 16 plus 1.9 miles Woodhouse Lane, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6JZ Inspected: 29 January 2025 St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon Primary 2 miles Jubilee Road, Shildon, DL4 2EQ Inspected: 04 May 2023 Whitworth Park Academy Secondary 2.9 miles Whitworth Road, Spennymoor, DL16 7LN Inspected: 16 November 2022 Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy Primary 3.2 miles Rosa Street, Spennymoor, DL16 7NA Inspected: 17 March 2025 Byerley Park Primary School Primary 3.3 miles Greenfield Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LE Inspected: 17 March 2022 St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park Primary 3.4 miles Witton Park, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0EP Inspected: 13 November 2023 Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery Primary 3.5 miles Leven Road, West Auckland, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9UD Inspected: 15 December 2023 St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School Primary 3.5 miles Scholars Path, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7HB Inspected: 08 July 2024 Walworth School 3.5 miles Bluebell Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LP Inspected: 21 November 2023 St Stephen's Church of England Primary School Primary 3.6 miles Commercial Street, Willington, Crook, DL15 0QH Inspected: 13 March 2024 King Street Primary School Primary 3.6 miles High Grange Road, Spennymoor, DL16 6RA Inspected: 14 March 2024 Parkside Academy Secondary 3.6 miles Willington, Crook, DL15 0QF Inspected: 20 October 2023 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary 3.7 miles Garburn Place, Durham, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7DE Inspected: 10 November 2022 North Park Primary School Primary 3.7 miles Saint Andrew's Lane, Spennymoor, DL16 6PP Inspected: 10 May 2023 Willington Children's Centre 3.8 miles Chapel Street, Chapel Street, Willington, DL15 0EQ Inspected: 25 June 2012 Willington Primary School Primary 3.8 miles Chapel Street, Willington, Crook, DL15 0EQ Inspected: 22 November 2023 Springmoor Grange School Primary 3.9 miles Durham Road, Spennymoor, DL16 6SQ Inspected: 05 July 2024 Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School Primary 3.9 miles Stephenson Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7DD Inspected: 09 December 2022 Tudhoe Moor Nursery School Nursery 4 miles Tudhoe Moor, Spennymoor, DL16 6EX Inspected: 12 September 2024 Dean Bank Children's Centre 4 miles Beaumont Street, Ferryhill, DL17 8PH Inspected: 31 March 2011 Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington Primary 4.2 miles Cumberland Terrace, Willington,, Crook,, DL15 0PB Inspected: 13 December 2023 Woodham Academy Secondary 4.3 miles Washington Crescent, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4AX Inspected: 15 June 2023 Heighington Church of England Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Hopelands, Heighington, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6PH Inspected: 26 March 2025 The Woodlands 4.6 miles Broom Road, Ferryhill, DL17 8AN Inspected: 23 May 2025 Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School Primary 4.6 miles Broom Road, Ferryhill, DL17 8AN Inspected: 30 September 2022 Thornbeck College - North East Autism Society 4.9 miles Cedar Drive, Cedar Drive, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6UN Inspected: 21 September 2022 North East Centre for Autism - Aycliffe School 4.9 miles Cedar Drive, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6UN Inspected: 11 July 2023 Ferryhill Station Primary School Primary 5 miles Mainsforth Rise, Ferryhill, DL17 0DB Inspected: 18 November 2022
Cockton Hill Junior School Primary 1 miles McIntyre Terrace, Cockton Hill, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6HW Inspected: 01 December 2023 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon Primary 1 miles Victoria Lane, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8NN Inspected: 10 June 2024 Escomb Primary School Primary 2.4 miles Three Lane Ends, Escomb, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7SR Inspected: 22 January 2024 Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School Primary 4.1 miles Merrington Road, Ferryhill, DL17 8PP Inspected: 01 July 2024
Prince Bishops Community Primary School Primary 0.8 miles Gibson Street, Coundon Grange, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8DY St Andrew's Academy Primary 0.9 miles A6073, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6RY St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland Primary 1.6 miles Murphy Crescent, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6QH Woodhouse Primary Academy Primary 1.8 miles Walker Drive, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6QW Timothy Hackworth Primary School Primary 2.3 miles Byerley Road, Shildon, DL4 1HN Inspected: 10 May 2023 Middlestone Moor Academy Primary 2.7 miles Rock Road, Durham, DL16 7DA St Helen Auckland Community Primary School Primary 2.9 miles Manor Road, St Helen Auckland, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9EN Byers Green Primary School Primary 2.9 miles High Street, Byers Green, Spennymoor, DL16 7PN Hunwick Primary School Primary 2.9 miles Church Lane, Hunwick, Crook, DL15 0JX The Meadows Academy 2.9 miles Whitworth Road, Spennymoor, DL16 7QW Greenfield Academy Secondary 3.4 miles Greenfield Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LF Ferryhill School Secondary 3.5 miles Merrington Road, Ferryhill, DL17 8RW Aycliffe Secure Centre 3.6 miles Chilton Way, 26 Chilton Way, Ferryhill, DL17 0SD Copeland Road Primary School Primary 3.7 miles Copeland Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9JJ Sunnybrow Primary School Primary 3.8 miles Hunwick Lane, Crook, DL15 0LT Chilton Academy Primary 3.8 miles New South View, Off New South View, Ferryhill, DL17 0PT Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery Primary 3.9 miles Humphrey Close, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4EX Newton Aycliffe Children's Centre 3.9 miles Stephenson Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7DD Tudhoe Moor Children's Centre 4 miles Tudhoe Moor, Spennymoor, DL16 6EX Toft Hill Primary School Primary 4 miles Southfield Drive, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0JA St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe Primary 4 miles Durham Road, Spennymoor, DL16 6SL St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe Primary 4.3 miles Central Avenue, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 5NP Sugar Hill Primary School Primary 4.4 miles Sheraton Road, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 5NU Vane Road Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Vane Road, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 5RH Howden-le-Wear Primary School Primary 4.6 miles School Street, Howden-le-Wear, Crook, DL15 8HJ Tudhoe Colliery Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Front Street, Tudhoe Colliery, Spennymoor, DL16 6TJ Witton-le-Wear Primary School Primary 5 miles St James Gardens, 31 St James Gardens, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0BG Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy Primary 5 miles Cleves Avenue, Ferryhill, DL17 8QY