Schools and Education in Eldon

There are 72 schools within 5 miles of Eldon town centre, including 43 primary and 9 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 92% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include Thornhill Primary School, Oakwood Learning Centre and Kirk Merrington Primary School. There are 4 schools rated below Good, making individual research important for families.

Total Schools
72
Primary
43
Secondary
9
Good / Outstanding
92%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

6
38
4
Outstanding (6) Good (38) Requires Improvement (4) Not yet inspected (24)
Thornhill Primary School Primary 0.7 miles Thornhill Gardens, Shildon, DL4 1ES Inspected: 21 March 2023 Oakwood Learning Centre 2.6 miles Newbiggin Lane, Darlington, DL2 2UH Inspected: 14 September 2023 Kirk Merrington Primary School Primary 2.8 miles Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor, DL16 7JB Inspected: 25 April 2024 Pear Tree School 3.2 miles A68, Houghton Bank, Darlington, DL2 2UQ Inspected: 28 July 2020 The Oaks Secondary School 3.6 miles Rock Road, Spennymoor, DL16 7DB Inspected: 27 June 2023 The Grange Learning Centre 5 miles A690, Low Willington, DL15 0TY Inspected: 18 September 2023
St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon Primary 0.6 miles Jubilee Road, Shildon, DL4 2EQ Inspected: 04 May 2023 Victoria Lane Academy Primary 1.5 miles Victoria Lane, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8NN Inspected: 18 March 2024 Cockton Hill Infant School Primary 1.7 miles McIntyre Terrace, Cockton Hill, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6HW Inspected: 29 January 2025 Aclet Close Nursery School Nursery 1.8 miles Aclet Close, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6PX Inspected: 13 October 2022 King James I Academy Bishop Auckland Secondary 1.9 miles South Church Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7JZ Inspected: 08 April 2022 Byerley Park Primary School Primary 2 miles Greenfield Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LE Inspected: 17 March 2022 Woodhouse Close Children's Centre 2 miles Coney Avenue, Woodhouse Close Estate, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6QL Inspected: 31 July 2015 St Anne's CofE Primary School Primary 2.1 miles Warwick Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS Inspected: 14 November 2024 Evergreen Primary School 2.1 miles Warwick Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS Inspected: 02 February 2023 St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School Primary 2.2 miles Scholars Path, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7HB Inspected: 08 July 2024 Etherley Lane Primary School Primary 2.2 miles Clarence Gardens, Etherley Lane, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7RB Inspected: 08 April 2025 Etherley Lane Nursery School Nursery 2.2 miles Lindsay Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7RF Inspected: 16 November 2023 Bishop Barrington Academy Secondary 2.2 miles Woodhouse Lane, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LA Inspected: 30 September 2024 Walworth School 2.2 miles Bluebell Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LP Inspected: 21 November 2023 St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College Secondary 2.4 miles Barrington Meadows, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6JT Inspected: 10 June 2024 Bishop Auckland College 16 plus 2.4 miles Woodhouse Lane, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6JZ Inspected: 29 January 2025 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary 2.5 miles Garburn Place, Durham, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7DE Inspected: 10 November 2022 Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School Primary 2.6 miles Stephenson Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7DD Inspected: 09 December 2022 Woodham Academy Secondary 3.2 miles Washington Crescent, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4AX Inspected: 15 June 2023 Heighington Church of England Primary School Primary 3.2 miles Hopelands, Heighington, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6PH Inspected: 26 March 2025 Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery Primary 3.5 miles Leven Road, West Auckland, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9UD Inspected: 15 December 2023 Whitworth Park Academy Secondary 3.8 miles Whitworth Road, Spennymoor, DL16 7LN Inspected: 16 November 2022 Thornbeck College - North East Autism Society 3.8 miles Cedar Drive, Cedar Drive, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6UN Inspected: 21 September 2022 North East Centre for Autism - Aycliffe School 3.8 miles Cedar Drive, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6UN Inspected: 11 July 2023 Forest Park School 3.8 miles Durham Way South, Newton Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6XP Inspected: 01 May 2025 Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy Primary 4 miles Rosa Street, Spennymoor, DL16 7NA Inspected: 17 March 2025 UTC South Durham Secondary 4 miles Long Tens Way, Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6AP Inspected: 25 April 2024 St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park Primary 4.2 miles Witton Park, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0EP Inspected: 13 November 2023 Dean Bank Children's Centre 4.3 miles Beaumont Street, Ferryhill, DL17 8PH Inspected: 31 March 2011 King Street Primary School Primary 4.4 miles High Grange Road, Spennymoor, DL16 6RA Inspected: 14 March 2024 North Park Primary School Primary 4.4 miles Saint Andrew's Lane, Spennymoor, DL16 6PP Inspected: 10 May 2023 Tudhoe Moor Nursery School Nursery 4.7 miles Tudhoe Moor, Spennymoor, DL16 6EX Inspected: 12 September 2024 Springmoor Grange School Primary 4.7 miles Durham Road, Spennymoor, DL16 6SQ Inspected: 05 July 2024 The Woodlands 4.8 miles Broom Road, Ferryhill, DL17 8AN Inspected: 23 May 2025 Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School Primary 4.8 miles Broom Road, Ferryhill, DL17 8AN Inspected: 30 September 2022 Ferryhill Station Primary School Primary 4.8 miles Mainsforth Rise, Ferryhill, DL17 0DB Inspected: 18 November 2022 St Stephen's Church of England Primary School Primary 5 miles Commercial Street, Willington, Crook, DL15 0QH Inspected: 13 March 2024 Parkside Academy Secondary 5 miles Willington, Crook, DL15 0QF Inspected: 20 October 2023
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon Primary 1.5 miles Victoria Lane, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8NN Inspected: 10 June 2024 Cockton Hill Junior School Primary 1.7 miles McIntyre Terrace, Cockton Hill, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6HW Inspected: 01 December 2023 Escomb Primary School Primary 3.3 miles Three Lane Ends, Escomb, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7SR Inspected: 22 January 2024 Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School Primary 4.4 miles Merrington Road, Ferryhill, DL17 8PP Inspected: 01 July 2024
Prince Bishops Community Primary School Primary 0.7 miles Gibson Street, Coundon Grange, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8DY Timothy Hackworth Primary School Primary 1.1 miles Byerley Road, Shildon, DL4 1HN Inspected: 10 May 2023 St Andrew's Academy Primary 1.4 miles A6073, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6RY St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland Primary 2.1 miles Murphy Crescent, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6QH Woodhouse Primary Academy Primary 2.1 miles Walker Drive, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6QW Greenfield Academy Secondary 2.1 miles Greenfield Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LF Newton Aycliffe Children's Centre 2.6 miles Stephenson Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7DD Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery Primary 2.7 miles Humphrey Close, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4EX St Helen Auckland Community Primary School Primary 3 miles Manor Road, St Helen Auckland, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9EN St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe Primary 3.2 miles Central Avenue, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 5NP Sugar Hill Primary School Primary 3.2 miles Sheraton Road, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 5NU Vane Road Primary School Primary 3.4 miles Vane Road, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 5RH Aycliffe Secure Centre 3.4 miles Chilton Way, 26 Chilton Way, Ferryhill, DL17 0SD Chilton Academy Primary 3.4 miles New South View, Off New South View, Ferryhill, DL17 0PT Middlestone Moor Academy Primary 3.6 miles Rock Road, Durham, DL16 7DA Copeland Road Primary School Primary 3.7 miles Copeland Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9JJ Ferryhill School Secondary 3.8 miles Merrington Road, Ferryhill, DL17 8RW The Meadows Academy 3.9 miles Whitworth Road, Spennymoor, DL16 7QW Byers Green Primary School Primary 4.2 miles High Street, Byers Green, Spennymoor, DL16 7PN Hunwick Primary School Primary 4.3 miles Church Lane, Hunwick, Crook, DL15 0JX Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School Primary 4.3 miles North Terrace, Aycliffe Village, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6LG Toft Hill Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Southfield Drive, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0JA Tudhoe Moor Children's Centre 4.7 miles Tudhoe Moor, Spennymoor, DL16 6EX St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe Primary 4.8 miles Durham Road, Spennymoor, DL16 6SL