Overall Oxbridge
#1,135
1 ranked schools · -221 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
5
Offers
1
Offer rate20.0%
-2.4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Bishop Auckland
A market town of around 16,000 shaped by episcopal governance and coal for much of its history, Bishop Auckland sits at the confluence of the River Wear and the River Gaunless in County Durham. Auckland Castle dominates the historic centre. Once a hunting lodge for the Bishops of Durham, it became their principal residence and defines the town's ecclesiastical character, which predates the Industrial Revolution by centuries.
Coal mining transformed the town through the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, drawing workers to estates such as Woodhouse Close, which today draws families competing for primary places, alongside the more rural pockets of Evenwood and Wolsingham further into the Durham countryside. South Church and Toft Hill extend the residential spread westward, and Northern Trains services from Bishop Auckland station link to Darlington, with onward connections to Durham and Newcastle.
29
Primary
schools
4
Secondary
schools
1
Post-16
colleges
2
Special
schools
of which2sixth forms·7faith·2nurseries38 total
Area Performance
Bishop Auckland schools rank in the top 66% of England
Across 33 primary and secondary schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 6.84/10, -0.52 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
0% Elite
Distribution across all Bishop Auckland schools
ExcellentGoodDeveloping
Bishop Auckland vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 66%
Across all ranked Bishop Auckland schools
Top 66%Primaryavg #9,820 of 14,978
Top 66%Secondaryavg #2,544 of 3,861
Primary schools: 29 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.8/10
-0.53 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#9,820
-16 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 66% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
56%
-6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
7%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.8/10
-0.53 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#9,820
-16 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 66% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
56%
-6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
7%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 4 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.0/10
-0.40 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,544
-16 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 66% of 3,861
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
43.6
+4.5 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.0/10
-0.40 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,544
-16 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 66% of 3,861
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
43.6
+4.5 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Oxford
#287
1 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
3
Offers
0
Offer rate0.0%
-15.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#364
1 ranked schools · +409 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
2
Offers
1
Offer rate50.0%
+20.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
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Bishop Auckland
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Bishop Auckland
Top 2 Sixth Forms
2026
Bishop Auckland
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