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School admissions in Bishop Auckland

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Reception places, September 2026

28 schools. 5 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
St Anne's CofE Primary SchoolBishop Auckland1.19311.073 miles 2026
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop AucklandBishop Auckland1.1730not published
Witton-le-Wear Primary SchoolBishop Auckland1.13152.972 miles 2026
Toft Hill Primary SchoolBishop Auckland1.03293.187 miles 2026
St Helen Auckland Community Primary SchoolBishop Auckland1.03300.816 miles 2026
Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow LawBishop Auckland1.007not published
Butterknowle Primary SchoolBishop Auckland1.003not published
Cockfield Primary SchoolBishop Auckland1.0090.442 miles 2024
Evenwood Church of England Primary SchoolBishop Auckland1.0010not published
Frosterley Primary SchoolBishop Auckland1.005not published
Hamsterley Primary SchoolBishop Auckland1.001not published
Ramshaw Primary SchoolBishop Auckland1.006not published
St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton ParkBishop Auckland1.005not published
St John's Chapel Primary SchoolBishop Auckland1.003not published
Stanhope Barrington CofE Primary SchoolBISHOP AUCKLAND1.006not published
Tow Law Millennium Primary SchoolBishop Auckland1.008not published
Wolsingham Primary SchoolBishop Auckland1.0021not published
Woodland Primary SchoolBishop Auckland1.005not published
Cockton Hill Infant SchoolBishop Auckland0.9737not published
Victoria Lane AcademyBishop Auckland0.9521not published
Etherley Lane Primary SchoolBishop Auckland0.9418not published
Prince Bishops Community Primary SchoolBishop Auckland0.9328not published
Copeland Road Primary SchoolBishop Auckland0.9111not published
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, CoundonBishop Auckland0.9111not published
Escomb Primary SchoolBishop Auckland0.8817not published
Oakley Cross Primary School and NurseryBishop Auckland0.8816not published
Woodhouse Primary AcademyBishop Auckland0.8816not published
St Andrew's AcademyBishop Auckland0.86280.667 miles 2024

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

4 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Wolsingham SchoolBishop Auckland1.271436.739 miles 2026
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form CollegeBishop Auckland1.00209not published
King James I Academy Bishop AucklandBishop Auckland0.971565.518 miles 2026
Bishop Barrington AcademyBishop Auckland0.90106not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.