Primary schools in Durham
44 primary schools in Durham, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Durham in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 43 schools in Durham first 938 times for 941 places: 1.00 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the County Durham authority's 199 schools. 4 of the 43 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 3 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 1.48 miles (Witton Gilbert Primary School) to 3.15 miles (Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Framwellgate Moor Primary School
- Bearpark Primary School
- Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School
- Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School
- Brandon Primary Academy
- Cassop Primary School
- Coxhoe Primary School
- Durham Gilesgate Primary School
- Durham Newton Hall Infants' School
- Edmondsley Primary Academy
- Esh Winning Academy
- Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School
- Laurel Avenue Community Primary School
- Ludworth Primary School
- Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery
- New Brancepeth Primary Academy
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton
- Pittington Primary School
- Silver Tree Primary School and Nursery
- South Hetton Primary
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Sacriston
- St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham
- St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh Village
- St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor
- Thornley Academy
- Wheatley Hill Community Primary School
- Witton Gilbert Primary School
- Sherburn Primary School
- Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School
- Esh CofE (Aided) Primary School
- Langley Moor Primary School
- Middlestone Moor Academy
- Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor
- Sacriston Academy
- Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
- Langley Park Primary School
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester
- Burnhope Primary School
- Finchale Primary School
- St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate
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