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Prince Bishops Community Primary School

  • 2–11Ages
  • 210Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 151431URN

Gibson Street, Coundon Grange, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8DY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
Applications per place · Sept 2026
1.4per place
0.5 below County Durham median (1.9)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in County Durham

39 applications for 28 places · 123rd of 138 in County Durham

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Early years provisionGood

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 entry
1.4applications per place, Reception
0.5 below County Durham median (1.9) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

39 applications · 28 places offered · 26 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

  1. 2026 1.4; County Durham median median 1.9
  2. 2025 1.2; County Durham median median 1.8; as the previous school
  3. 2024 1.2; County Durham median median 1.8; as the previous school
  4. 2023 1.1; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
  5. 2022 1.3; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
  6. 2021 1.3; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
  7. 2020 1.5; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
  8. 2019 1.0; County Durham median median 2.0; as the previous school
  9. 2018 1.7; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
  10. 2017 1.2; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
  11. 2016 1.2; County Durham median median 1.5; as the previous school
  12. 2015 1.2; County Durham median median 1.6; as the previous school
  13. 2014 1.0; County Durham median median 1.6; as the previous school
  • This school
  • County Durham median

Dashed bars: as Prince Bishops Community Primary School (URN 134855), the previous school.

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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202628391.4260.93
Sep 2025 *23281.2220.96
Sep 2024 *30371.2290.97
Sep 2023 *28321.1270.96
Sep 2022 *23301.3220.96
Sep 2021 *29371.3270.93
Sep 2020 *30451.5290.97
Sep 2019 *27281.0240.89
Sep 2018 *18301.7130.72
Sep 2017 *20241.2190.95
Sep 2016 *29341.2260.90
Sep 2015 *30361.2301.00
Sep 2014 *21211.0211.00

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • 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
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
151431 · 840/3516
Trust
Lingfield Education Trust
Capacity
240 pupils · 210 on roll
Free school meals
50.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Opened
1 February 2025
Replaced
Prince Bishops Community Primary School (URN 134855)
Address
Gibson Street, Coundon Grange, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8DY
Local authority
County Durham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources