Living in Bishop Auckland with children
Bishop Auckland, County Durham. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date. 23,359 people in 10,638 households; 26.8% of households have dependent children (Census 2021 (ONS, via NOMIS), summed over the town's output areas).
Schools
35 schools: 30 state primary, 4 state secondary, 1 sixth form or collegeBishop Auckland on the schools map →Every school in Bishop Auckland, with inspection, league band and the last place offered
State primary schools (30)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cockfield Primary School | Good | Top 4% (6/193) in County Durham | — |
| Evenwood Church of England Primary School | Standards maintained | Top 6% (10/193) in County Durham | — |
| Wolsingham Primary School | School remains Good | Top 19% (36/193) in County Durham | — |
| Toft Hill Primary School | Good | Top 22% (41/193) in County Durham | 3.187 miles (2026) |
| St Anne's CofE Primary School | Standards maintained | Top 25% (48/193) in County Durham | 1.073 miles (2026) |
| Frosterley Primary School | Good | Top 32% (60/193) in County Durham | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon | Requires improvement | Top 35% (67/193) in County Durham | — |
| St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park | Good | Top 44% (84/193) in County Durham | — |
| Etherley Lane Primary School | Good | Top 49% (93/193) in County Durham | — |
| Ramshaw Primary School | School remains Good | (102/193) in County Durham | — |
| Escomb Primary School | Ofsted report card | (129/193) in County Durham | — |
| Witton-le-Wear Primary School | Outstanding | (130/193) in County Durham | 3.01 miles (2026) |
| Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery | School remains Good | (131/193) in County Durham | 0.84 miles (2026) |
| Stanhope Barrington CofE Primary School | Good | (133/193) in County Durham | — |
| Cockton Hill Junior School | Ofsted report card | (140/193) in County Durham | — |
| Tow Law Millennium Primary School | School remains Good | (140/193) in County Durham | — |
| Prince Bishops Community Primary School | Good | (155/193) in County Durham | — |
| Victoria Lane Academy | Good | (165/193) in County Durham | — |
| St Andrew's Academy | Good | (166/193) in County Durham | 0.667 miles (2024) |
| St Helen Auckland Community Primary School | — | (173/193) in County Durham | 0.816 miles (2026) |
| Woodhouse Primary Academy | Requires improvement | (176/193) in County Durham | — |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland | Standards maintained | (178/193) in County Durham | — |
| Copeland Road Primary School | Requires improvement | (179/193) in County Durham | — |
| Butterknowle Primary School | Ofsted report card | (188/193) in County Durham | — |
| Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law | Good | (193/193) in County Durham | — |
| Cockton Hill Infant School | Standards maintained | — | — |
| Hamsterley Primary School | Requires improvement | — | — |
| St John's Chapel Primary School | School remains Good | — | 1.35 miles (2026) |
| Wearhead Primary School | Standards maintained | — | — |
| Woodland Primary School | Good | — | — |
State secondary schools (4)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolsingham School | School remains Good | Top 24% (7/30) in County Durham | 6.739 miles (2026) |
| St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College | School remains Good | (20/30) in County Durham | — |
| King James I Academy Bishop Auckland | Ofsted report card | (21/30) in County Durham | 5.518 miles (2026) |
| Bishop Barrington Academy | Good | (28/30) in County Durham | — |
Sixth forms and colleges (1)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Auckland College | Good | — | — |
Rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out); schools with hidden or no results get none. Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
Homes and prices
Typical sale, last 12 months (Land Registry)The middle sale of each type, September 2025 to August 2026: half sold for more, half for less (69 detached, 76 semi-detached, 101 terraced, 10 flat or maisonette sales). Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales inside the ONS built-up area outline of Bishop Auckland. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Look up a home in Bishop Auckland →Getting around
Stops and stations (NaPTAN), and broadband (Ofcom)Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes). Straight-line distances.
Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 60% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 90%, on average across the 1,925 postcodes in DL14, DL13. Check the postcode you are looking at: it can differ street by street.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode (an average of postcodes, not of homes).
Safety and environment
The town centre; addresses varyChildcare
Ofsted early years register; published pricesWe don't hold registered nurseries for Bishop Auckland.
Childcare costs near you →Key dates, County Durham
The next dates for families applyingApplication deadlines and offer days: County Durham.
Every date, and reminders →Nearby towns
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