Secondary schools in Bishop Auckland
4 secondary schools in Bishop Auckland, 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.
Bishop Auckland in figures
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 4 schools in Bishop Auckland first 638 times for 614 places: 1.04 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the County Durham authority's 29 schools. 2 of the 4 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 5.52 miles (King James I Academy Bishop Auckland) to 6.74 miles (Wolsingham 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.
- Bishop Barrington Academy
- St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
- Wolsingham School
- King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
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Browse by authority: County Durham · compare schools side by side · the map. School data: DfE & Ofsted, Open Government Licence v3.0.