Best Primary Schools in Bishop Auckland

We checked all 30 primary schools in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, and list every one: 22 ranked, then 8 without a rank.

Schools checked
30
Ranked
22
Without a rank
8

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Bishop Auckland. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in County Durham. County Durham also has rankings for Durham, Chester le Street, Stanley, Consett and Peterlee.

Ranked primary schools in Bishop Auckland

  1. Rank 1

    Evenwood Church of England Primary School

    Academy, 97 pupils, inspected October 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    86%
    Higher standard
    29%
  2. Rank 2

    Cockfield Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 115 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    88%
    Higher standard
    25%
  3. Rank 3

    Toft Hill Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 203 pupils, inspected December 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Expected standard
    74%
    Higher standard
    13%
  4. Rank 4

    Frosterley Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 32 pupils, inspected January 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    71%
    Higher standard
    29%
  5. Rank 5

    Witton-le-Wear Primary School

    Academy, 114 pupils, inspected April 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Expected standard
    56%
    Higher standard
    13%
  6. Rank 6

    Wolsingham Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 163 pupils, inspected November 2011

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    76%
    Higher standard
    8%
  7. Rank 7

    St Anne's CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 238 pupils, inspected January 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    73%
    Higher standard
    10%
  8. Rank 8

    Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery

    Local authority maintained, 161 pupils, inspected May 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    56%
    Higher standard
    11%
  9. Rank 9

    St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park

    Academy, 57 pupils, inspected September 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    67%
    Higher standard
    0%
  10. Rank 10

    Ramshaw Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 54 pupils, inspected February 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    64%
    Higher standard
    0%
  11. Rank 11

    Etherley Lane Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 190 pupils, inspected January 2020

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    65%
    Higher standard
    3%
  12. Rank 12

    Escomb Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 160 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Expected standard
    57%
    Higher standard
    4%
  13. Rank 13

    St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon

    Academy, 100 pupils, inspected April 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Expected standard
    70%
    Higher standard
    5%
  14. Rank 14

    St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland

    Academy, 219 pupils, inspected January 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    40%
    Higher standard
    7%
  15. Rank 15

    St Helen Auckland Community Primary School

    Academy, 203 pupils, inspected October 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    43%
    Higher standard
    4%
  16. Rank 16

    Tow Law Millennium Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 77 pupils, inspected January 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    54%
    Higher standard
    0%
  17. Rank 17

    Victoria Lane Academy

    Academy, 155 pupils, inspected February 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    46%
    Higher standard
    4%
  18. Rank 18

    Stanhope Barrington CofE Primary School

    Academy, 123 pupils, inspected November 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    56%
    Higher standard
    0%
  19. Rank 19

    St Andrew's Academy

    Academy, 191 pupils, inspected October 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    46%
    Higher standard
    0%
  20. Rank 20

    Cockton Hill Junior School

    Local authority maintained, 187 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Expected standard
    54%
    Higher standard
    0%
  21. Rank 21

    Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law

    Academy, 83 pupils, inspected January 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Expected standard
    11%
    Higher standard
    0%
  22. Rank 22

    Butterknowle Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 54 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Expected standard
    29%
    Higher standard
    0%

Primary schools in Bishop Auckland without a rank