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School admissions in Durham

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

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

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery SchoolDurham1.3520not published
Witton Gilbert Primary SchoolDurham1.13301.481 miles 2026
Framwellgate Moor Primary SchoolDurham1.12432.266 miles 2026
St Godrics Catholic Primary School, ThornleyDurham1.0812not published
All Saints' Catholic Primary School, LanchesterDurham1.0019not published
Brandon Primary AcademyDurham1.0036not published
Burnhope Primary SchoolDurham1.006not published
Cassop Primary SchoolDurham1.007not published
Durham Gilesgate Primary SchoolDurham1.0024not published
Durham Newton Hall Infants' SchoolDurham1.0017not published
Edmondsley Primary AcademyDurham1.00281.447 miles 2022
Esh CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolDurham1.0010not published
Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary SchoolDurham1.0037not published
Laurel Avenue Community Primary SchoolDurham1.009not published
Ludworth Primary SchoolDurham1.009not published
New Brancepeth Primary AcademyDurham1.009not published
Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw MoorDurham1.006not published
Pittington Primary SchoolDURHAM1.0022not published
Sacriston AcademyDurham1.0019not published
Sherburn Primary SchoolDurham1.0018not published
Silver Tree Primary School and NurseryDurham1.0015not published
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, SacristonDurham1.007not published
St Godric's Catholic Primary School, DurhamDurham1.0021not published
St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, DurhamDurham1.0024not published
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, GilesgateDurham1.006not published
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh VillageDurham1.0023not published
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley MoorDURHAM1.007not published
Thornley AcademyDurham1.0013not published
Wheatley Hill Community Primary SchoolDurham1.0041not published
Coxhoe Primary SchoolDurham0.9740not published
Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolDurham0.9733not published
Finchale Primary SchoolDurham0.97301.586 miles 2024
Langley Moor Primary SchoolDurham0.97305.022 miles 2024
St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolDurham0.96561.22 miles 2022
Esh Winning AcademyDurham0.9625not published
Belmont Cheveley Park Primary SchoolDurham0.96231.425 miles 2022
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, ShottonDurham0.9522not published
South Hetton PrimaryDurham0.9522not published
Bearpark Primary SchoolDurham0.9519not published
Langley Park Primary SchoolDurham0.9418not published
Neville's Cross Primary School and NurseryDurham0.93292.461 miles 2023
Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolDurham0.90303.149 miles 2026
Middlestone Moor AcademyDurham0.8826not 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.

Year 7 places, September 2026

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

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Durham Johnston Comprehensive SchoolDurham1.282572.383 miles 2026
Belmont Community SchoolDurham1.15185not published
St Leonard's Catholic School, DurhamDurham0.97222not published
Durham AcademyDurham0.9389not published
St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, LanchesterDurham0.93221not published
Framwellgate School DurhamDurham0.822095.639 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.