1
Witton-le-Wear Primary School
Bishop Auckland • County Durham • DL14 0BG
1
20 May 2013
Top 10 Primary schools in Bishop Auckland
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2019)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town of Bishop Auckland. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
30
Outstanding
1
Good
20
Median inspection year
2019
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 4% · G: 80% · RI: 16% · I: 0%
2
Woodland Primary School-The Dales Partnership Federation
Bishop Auckland • County Durham • DL13 5RF
2
15 May 2024
3
Victoria Lane Academy
Bishop Auckland • County Durham • DL14 8NN
2
17 Mar 2024
4
Frosterley Primary School
Bishop Auckland • County Durham • DL13 2SN
2
6 Mar 2024
5
Cockfield Primary School
Bishop Auckland • County Durham • DL13 5EN
2
13 Dec 2023
6
St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park
Bishop Auckland • County Durham • DL14 0EP
2
12 Nov 2023
7
Etherley Lane Primary School
Bishop Auckland • County Durham • DL14 7RB
2
1 Mar 2020
8
St Andrew's Academy
Bishop Auckland • County Durham • DL14 6RY
2
17 Nov 2019
9
Wearhead Primary School
Bishop Auckland • County Durham • DL13 1BN
2
10 Sep 2019
10
St John's Chapel Primary School
Bishop Auckland • County Durham • DL13 1QH
2
26 Mar 2019
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Hamsterley Primary School 2 • Mar 2019
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland 2 • Feb 2019
- St Helen Auckland Community Primary School 2 • Nov 2018
- Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery 2 • Jun 2018
- Cockton Hill Infant School 2 • Jun 2016
- Ramshaw Primary School 2 • Mar 2015
- St Anne's CofE Primary School 2 • Jan 2015
- Evenwood Church of England Primary School 2 • Nov 2014
- Tow Law Millennium Primary School 2 • Jan 2013
- Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law 2 • Jun 2012