This schoolOther primary schools in County Durham
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good | |||
| Personal development | Good | |||
| Leadership and management | Good | |||
| Early years provision | Good |
Inspection history
- 5 March 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 21 January 2020Graded inspection: Good
Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades
About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry52 applications · 18 places offered · 17 named it first
- 2026 2.9; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2025 1.9; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2024 2.0; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2023 2.9; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2022 2.3; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2021 1.8; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2020 2.0; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2019 2.1; County Durham median median 2.0
- 2018 2.0; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2017 2.1; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2016 1.6; County Durham median median 1.5
- 2015 1.6; County Durham median median 1.6
- 2014 1.8; County Durham median median 1.6
- This school
- County Durham median
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 18 | 52 | 2.9 | 17 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2025 | 21 | 39 | 1.9 | 21 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 25 | 51 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2023 | 17 | 49 | 2.9 | 16 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2022 | 24 | 54 | 2.3 | 22 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2021 | 35 | 63 | 1.8 | 29 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2020 | 21 | 41 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2019 | 21 | 45 | 2.1 | 20 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2018 | 32 | 64 | 2.0 | 29 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2017 | 37 | 78 | 2.1 | 32 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2016 | 47 | 73 | 1.6 | 36 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2015 | 45 | 71 | 1.6 | 33 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2014 | 40 | 71 | 1.8 | 32 | 0.80 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 73% · Writing 75% · Maths 75% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- County Durham median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 65% | 3% | 102 | 101 |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 2% | 104 | 102 |
| 2022/23 | 51% | 0% | 101 | 99 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Etherley Lane Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20252.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · County DurhamStandards maintained20242.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · County Durham202654%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · County DurhamStandards maintained20241.6applications per place
- 1.3 km · County DurhamStandards maintained20251.6applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · County DurhamGood20191.6applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · County DurhamRequires improvement20231.6applications per place
- 2.0 km · County Durham20262.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 2.4 km · County DurhamGood20241.4applications per place
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 114097 · 840/2401
- Capacity
- 343 pupils · 190 on roll
- Free school meals
- 43.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Clarence Gardens, Etherley Lane, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7RB
- Local authority
- County Durham
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources