Councils · England · County Durham
Schools in County Durham, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 209 primary, 30 secondary — with County Durham’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary council source · Secondary council source
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on County Durham's portal →Verify the exact date on the council's scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on County Durham's portal →Verify the exact date on the council's scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN COUNTY DURHAM
Find your shortlist.
All 267 state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 209
Acre Rigg Academy
Ofsted · Good
Acre Rigg Infant School
Ofsted · Good
All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester
Ofsted · Good
Annfield Plain Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Annfield Plain Junior School
Ofsted · Good
Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Beamish Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Bearpark Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Benfieldside Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Blackhall Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law
Ofsted · Good
Bloemfontein Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School
Ofsted · Good
Bluebell Meadow Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Bournmoor Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Bowburn Primary School
Not judged yet
Bowes Hutchinson's CofE (Aided) School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Brandon Primary Academy
Ofsted · Not judged
Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Browney Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Bullion Lane Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Burnhope Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Burnopfield Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Butterknowle Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Byerley Park Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Byers Green Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Cassop Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Castleside Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Catchgate Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Cestria Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Chilton Academy
Ofsted · Good
Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy
Ofsted · Not judged
Cockfield Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Cockton Hill Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Cockton Hill Junior School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Collierley Nursery and Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Consett Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Consett Junior School
Ofsted · Good
Copeland Road Primary School
Not judged yet
Cotherstone Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Cotsford Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Coxhoe Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Crook Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Deaf Hill Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Delves Lane Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Dene House Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Durham Gilesgate Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Durham Newton Hall Infants' School
Ofsted · Not judged
Easington CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Easington Colliery Primary School
Ofsted · Good
East Stanley School
Ofsted · Good
Ebchester CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Edmondsley Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Escomb Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Esh CofE (Aided) Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Esh Winning Academy
Ofsted · Good
Etherley Lane Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Evenwood Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Ferryhill Station Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Finchale Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Fishburn Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Framwellgate Moor Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Frosterley Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool
Ofsted · Good
Green Lane Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Greenland Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Hamsterley Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Hartside Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Hesleden Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Howden-le-Wear Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Howletch Lane Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Hunwick Primary School
Not judged yet
Hutton Henry CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Not judged yet
Ingleton CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Kelloe Primary School
Ofsted · Good
King Street Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Kirk Merrington Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Langley Moor Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Langley Park Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Laurel Avenue Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Leadgate Primary School - Split Site
Ofsted · Good
Ludworth Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Lumley Infant and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Lumley Junior School
Ofsted · Good
Middlestone Moor Academy
Ofsted · Good
Middleton-In-Teesdale Academy
Ofsted · Inadequate
Montalbo Nursery & Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Moorside Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Nettlesworth Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery
Ofsted · Good
New Brancepeth Primary Academy
Ofsted · Not judged
New Seaham Academy
Ofsted · Good
Newker Primary School
Ofsted · Good
North Park Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
Not judged yet
Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate
Ofsted · Not judged
Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Ouston Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Peases West Academy
Ofsted · Good
Pelton Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Pittington Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Prince Bishops Community Primary School
Not judged yet
Ramshaw Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Red Rose Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Ribbon School
Ofsted · Good
Ropery Walk Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy
Ofsted · Good
Roseberry Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Sacriston Academy
Ofsted · Good
Seaham Trinity Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Seascape Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Seaview Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Sedgefield Hardwick Primary Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Sedgefield Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Sherburn Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Shield Row Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Shotley Bridge Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Shotton Hall Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Shotton Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Silver Tree Primary School and Nursery
Ofsted · Good
South Hetton Primary
Ofsted · Good
South Stanley Infant and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
South Stanley Junior School
Ofsted · Good
Springmoor Grange School
Ofsted · Good
St Andrew's Academy
Ofsted · Good
St Anne's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Sacriston
Ofsted · Good
St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park
Ofsted · Good
St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe
Ofsted · Good
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street
Ofsted · Good
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook
Ofsted · Good
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham
Ofsted · Good
St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham
Ofsted · Good
St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley
Ofsted · Good
St Helen Auckland Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham
Ofsted · Good
St John's Chapel Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blackhall
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley
Ofsted · Good
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor
Ofsted · Good
St Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingate
Ofsted · Good
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh Village
Ofsted · Good
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett
Ofsted · Good
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton
Ofsted · Good
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor
Ofsted · Good
St Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, Consett
Ofsted · Not judged
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont
Ofsted · Good
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland
Ofsted · Good
St William's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Stanhope Barrington CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Stanley (Crook) Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Stanley Burnside Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School
Ofsted · Good
Sugar Hill Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Sunnybrow Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Tanfield Lea Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Grove Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Thornhill Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Thornley Academy
Ofsted · Good
Timothy Hackworth Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Toft Hill Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Tow Law Millennium Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Tudhoe Colliery Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Vane Road Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Victoria Lane Academy
Ofsted · Good
Wearhead Primary School
Ofsted · Good
West Cornforth Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
West Pelton Primary School
Ofsted · Good
West Rainton Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Westlea Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Wheatley Hill Community Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Willington Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Wingate Primary School
Not judged yet
Witton Gilbert Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Witton-le-Wear Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Wolsingham Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Woodhouse Primary Academy
Not judged yet
Woodland Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Woodlea Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Yohden Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 30
Belmont Community School
Ofsted · Good
Bishop Barrington Academy
Ofsted · Good
Consett Academy
Ofsted · Good
Dene Academy
Ofsted · Good
Durham Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Easington Academy
Ofsted · Good
Ferryhill School
Ofsted · Good
Framwellgate School Durham
Ofsted · Not judged
Greenfield Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Hermitage Academy
Ofsted · Good
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
Ofsted · Good
North Durham Academy
Ofsted · Good
Park View School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Parkside Academy
Ofsted · Good
Seaham High School
Ofsted · Good
Sedgefield Community College
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Ofsted · Good
St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
Ofsted · Good
St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham
Ofsted · Not judged
Staindrop Academy
Ofsted · Good
Tanfield School
Ofsted · Not judged
Teesdale School and Sixth Form
Ofsted · Outstanding
The Academy at Shotton Hall
Ofsted · Outstanding
UTC South Durham
Ofsted · Good
Wellfield School
Ofsted · Good
Whitworth Park Academy
Ofsted · Good
Wolsingham School
Ofsted · Good
Woodham Academy
Ofsted · Good
Special & other · 28
Barnard Castle School
Not judged yet
Bishop Auckland College
Ofsted · Good
Croft Community School
Ofsted · Good
Delta Independent School
Not judged yet
Derwentside College
Ofsted · Good
Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation
Not judged yet
Durham High School
Not judged yet
Durham Sixth Form Centre
Not judged yet
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Ofsted · Good
East Durham College
Ofsted · Good
Elemore Hall School
Ofsted · Good
Evergreen Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Forest Park School
Not judged yet
Highcroft School
Ofsted · Good
Hope Wood Academy
Ofsted · Good
Learning for Life
Not judged yet
New College Durham
Ofsted · Good
North East Centre for Autism - Aycliffe School
Ofsted · Good
Open Air Education
Not judged yet
Strawberry Lane
Not judged yet
The Grange Learning Centre
Ofsted · Outstanding
The Independent Grammar School:Durham
Ofsted · Good
The Meadows Academy
Not judged yet
The Oaks Secondary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Thornbeck College - North East Autism Society
Ofsted · Good
Trimdon Hill School
Not judged yet
Villa Real School
Ofsted · Good
Walworth School
Ofsted · Good
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through County Durham.
If you live in County Durham, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some County Durham secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near County Durham often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.