Schools and Education in Crook

There are 32 schools within 5 miles of Crook town centre, including 22 primary and 4 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 95% are rated Good or Outstanding. The Grange Learning Centre holds an Outstanding rating. There is 1 school rated below Good, making individual research important for families.

Total Schools
32
Primary
22
Secondary
4
Good / Outstanding
95%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

18
Outstanding (1) Good (18) Requires Improvement (1) Not yet inspected (12)
The Grange Learning Centre Not applicable 3.3 miles A690, Low Willington, DL15 0TY Inspected: 18 September 2023
Crook Primary School Primary 0.1 miles Croft Avenue, Crook, DL15 8QG Inspected: 19 June 2023 Stanley (Crook) Primary School Primary 1.5 miles Stanley Crook, Crook, DL15 9AN Inspected: 21 May 2024 Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington Primary 1.9 miles Cumberland Terrace, Willington,, Crook,, DL15 0PB Inspected: 13 December 2023 Willington Children's Centre 2.1 miles Chapel Street, Chapel Street, Willington, DL15 0EQ Inspected: 25 June 2012 Willington Primary School Primary 2.1 miles Chapel Street, Willington, Crook, DL15 0EQ Inspected: 22 November 2023 Parkside Academy Secondary 2.2 miles Willington, Crook, DL15 0QF Inspected: 20 October 2023 St Stephen's Church of England Primary School Primary 2.3 miles Commercial Street, Willington, Crook, DL15 0QH Inspected: 13 March 2024 Tow Law Millennium Primary School Primary 3.4 miles Wear Street, Attlee Estate, Bishop Auckland, DL13 4LF Inspected: 31 March 2023 St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park Primary 3.7 miles Witton Park, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0EP Inspected: 13 November 2023 The Independent Grammar School:Durham Not applicable 4.2 miles Acton Road, Esh Winning, DH7 9QF Inspected: 18 September 2024 Etherley Lane Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Clarence Gardens, Etherley Lane, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7RB Inspected: 08 April 2025 Etherley Lane Nursery School Nursery 4.5 miles Lindsay Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7RF Inspected: 16 November 2023 King James I Academy Bishop Auckland Secondary 4.8 miles South Church Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7JZ Inspected: 08 April 2022 St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College Secondary 4.8 miles Barrington Meadows, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6JT Inspected: 10 June 2024 Bishop Auckland College 16 plus 4.8 miles Woodhouse Lane, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6JZ Inspected: 29 January 2025 St Anne's CofE Primary School Primary 4.8 miles Warwick Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS Inspected: 14 November 2024 Evergreen Primary School Not applicable 4.8 miles Warwick Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS Inspected: 02 February 2023 Bishop Barrington Academy Secondary 4.9 miles Woodhouse Lane, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LA Inspected: 30 September 2024
Escomb Primary School Primary 4 miles Three Lane Ends, Escomb, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7SR Inspected: 22 January 2024
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook Primary 0.2 miles Church Hill, Crook, DL15 9DN Hartside Primary Academy Primary 0.4 miles Hartside, Crook, DL15 9NN Peases West Academy Primary 1.1 miles Stanley Way, Crook, DL15 9SZ Howden-le-Wear Primary School Primary 1.3 miles School Street, Howden-le-Wear, Crook, DL15 8HJ Sunnybrow Primary School Primary 1.6 miles Hunwick Lane, Crook, DL15 0LT Hunwick Primary School Primary 2.3 miles Church Lane, Hunwick, Crook, DL15 0JX Witton-le-Wear Primary School Primary 2.7 miles St James Gardens, 31 St James Gardens, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0BG Byers Green Primary School Primary 3.6 miles High Street, Byers Green, Spennymoor, DL16 7PN Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law Primary 3.7 miles Smith Street, Tow Law, Bishop Auckland, DL13 4AU Esh Winning Academy Primary 4 miles Esh Winning, Durham, DH7 9BE Hamsterley Primary School Primary 4.2 miles Saunders Avenue, Hamsterley, Bishop Auckland, DL13 3QF Toft Hill Primary School Primary 4.6 miles Southfield Drive, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0JA