Best Primary schools in Bishop Auckland
These rankings cover primary schools in the town of Bishop Auckland based on the most recent graded Ofsted inspections. We order by headline grade first, then by publication date; ties are broken using “Quality of education” (where available), then contextual signals.
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
Summary
These rankings use each school’s latest graded Ofsted inspection. Ungraded visits do not replace the most recent graded judgement.
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1.Witton-le-Wear Primary SchoolPrimary • Academy converter • Bishop Auckland • DL14 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on May 2013 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Outstanding -
2.Woodland Primary School-The Dales Partnership FederationPrimary • Community school • Bishop Auckland • DL13 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on May 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
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3.Victoria Lane AcademyPrimary • Academy sponsor led • Bishop Auckland • DL14 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Mar 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
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4.Frosterley Primary SchoolPrimary • Community school • Bishop Auckland • DL13 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Mar 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Good -
5.Cockfield Primary SchoolPrimary • Community school • Bishop Auckland • DL13 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Dec 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Good -
6.St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton ParkPrimary • Academy converter • Bishop Auckland • DL14 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Nov 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Good -
7.Etherley Lane Primary SchoolPrimary • Community school • Bishop Auckland • DL14 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Mar 2020 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Good -
8.St Andrew's AcademyPrimary • Academy converter • Bishop Auckland • DL14 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Nov 2019 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Good -
9.Wearhead Primary SchoolPrimary • Community school • Bishop Auckland • DL13 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Sep 2019 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Good -
10.St John's Chapel Primary SchoolPrimary • Community school • Bishop Auckland • DL13 (full postcode for Pro)
Last inspected on Mar 2019 – graded Good by Ofsted. (exact date for Pro)
Good
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade orders: Outstanding (1), then 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.
- We may consider contextual signals (e.g., %FSM, roll size) to break remaining ties.
Ungraded visits don’t replace the last graded judgement.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1) — highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2) — consistently meets standards.
- Requires improvement (3) — not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4) — significant weaknesses found.
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