Primary schools in Durham

There are 44 primary schools in Durham (County Durham), teaching 8,422 pupils. Of the 44 with a score, 20 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 13 do worse.

Best in England Secondary schools in Durham All schools in Durham

Pupils from low-income families28%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools20 of 44scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards6inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)262 requires improvement or inadequate

Full or nearly full6 of 44schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size23.2one-teacher classes, January census

Free breakfast clubs10schools on the government programme

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Primary schools (44)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Framwellgate Moor Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 2-11	375	18%	Outstanding 2024	97	93 to 99
2	St Godric's Catholic Primary School, DurhamAcademy · ages 3-11	212	1%	Good 2021	91	81 to 96
3	St Godrics Catholic Primary School, ThornleyAcademy · ages 4-11	75	28%	Not inspected	91	58 to 99
4	St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	397	2%	Report card 2026	90	83 to 95
5	Coxhoe Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	309	21%	Report card 2026	89	78 to 94
6	New Brancepeth Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11	109	56%	No overall grade 2024	89	74 to 96
7	Finchale Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	209	5%	Not inspected	88	73 to 96
8	Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 2-11	455	16%	Good 2024	85	73 to 92
9	All Saints' Catholic Primary School, LanchesterAcademy · ages 3-11	165	12%	Not inspected	83	61 to 93
10	Sacriston AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	190	43%	Report card 2026	82	61 to 92
11	St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery SchoolChurch of England · ages 2-11	137	9%	Good 2022	82	58 to 93
12	St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh VillageAcademy · ages 3-11	203	14%	Good 2022	81	61 to 92
13	St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley MoorAcademy · ages 4-11	66	8%	No overall grade 2025	78	44 to 93
14	Belmont Cheveley Park Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	206	27%	Good 2024	77	57 to 89
15	Langley Moor Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	195	17%	Good 2022	76	54 to 89
16	Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	195	7%	Report card 2026	76	53 to 89
17	Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior SchoolChurch of England · ages 7-11	214	15%	Good 2023	71	53 to 84
18	Neville's Cross Primary School and NurseryCouncil · ages 2-11	277	7%	Good 2024	71	51 to 85
19	Pittington Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 2-11	196	8%	Good 2022	68	43 to 85
20	Esh CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	98	15%	Good 2022	66	33 to 87
21	Wheatley Hill Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 2-11	445	43%	Good 2023	65	44 to 81
22	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, GilesgateAcademy · ages 3-11	86	26%	Not inspected	64	24 to 90
23	Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, ShottonAcademy · ages 4-11	156	32%	Good 2024	58	31 to 81
24	Middlestone Moor AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11	265	41%	Report card 2026	53	31 to 73
25	Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 2-11	261	16%	Report card 2026	52	29 to 73
26	Durham Newton Hall Infants' SchoolCouncil · ages 3-7	110	11%	No overall grade 2024	49	22 to 75
27	Burnhope Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	69	52%	Not inspected	48	14 to 84
28	Durham Gilesgate Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 2-11	164	58%	Good 2023	46	21 to 73
29	Witton Gilbert Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	188	25%	Good 2022	44	23 to 69
30	Brandon Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11	280	55%	No overall grade 2024	44	25 to 66
31	St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, DurhamAcademy · ages 2-11	167	54%	Good 2024	40	17 to 70
32	Cassop Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	114	17%	Good 2023	30	13 to 60
33	South Hetton PrimaryAcademy · ages 3-11	202	39%	Good 2023	29	14 to 55
34	St Bede's Catholic Primary School, SacristonAcademy · ages 4-11	97	19%	Good 2023	29	10 to 64
35	Ludworth Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 2-11	84	58%	Good 2023	27	10 to 60
36	Sherburn Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	176	31%	Not inspected	25	9 to 57
37	Esh Winning AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11	287	42%	Good 2023	25	10 to 53
38	Silver Tree Primary School and NurseryCouncil · ages 2-11	201	44%	Good 2023	17	8 to 35
39	Bearpark Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 2-11	105	40%	Good 2024	17	6 to 41
40	Laurel Avenue Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 2-11	114	71%	Good 2024	14	5 to 38
41	Thornley AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11	124	36%	Good 2024	8	3 to 23
42	Langley Park Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11	183	39%	Requires improvement 2024	5	2 to 15
43	Edmondsley Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11	163	24%	Good 2019	2	1 to 6
44	Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw MoorAcademy · ages 4-11	98	28%	Requires improvement 2023	2	1 to 6

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About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.