School Chooser

Where to live in County Durham for good schools

Schools in County Durham average 48 on the School Chooser Score, 90th of 139 councils in England, and a typical home costs £143,000 (2nd cheapest). House prices aren't published in enough detail to compare parts of the council, so the postcode districts below are ranked on their schools alone: the average score of the primaries and secondaries in each, and the best of each. Click a district for its full list and map.

#Postcode districtSchools scorePrimariesSecondariesBest primaryBest secondary
1DH116 primaries, 4 secondaries686816 scored674 scoredFramwellgate Moor Primary School 97St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham 92
2SR79 primaries, 1 secondary64689 scored351 scoredNew Seaham Academy 93Seaham High School 35
3TS277 primaries, 0 secondaries58585 scored–St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blackhall 89–
4TS293 primaries, 0 secondaries57573 scored–Deaf Hill Primary School 77–
5DL43 primaries, 0 secondaries57573 scored–Thornhill Primary School 97–
6TS216 primaries, 1 secondary56526 scored811 scoredSedgefield Hardwick Primary Academy 91Sedgefield Community College 81
7DL169 primaries, 1 secondary53529 scored561 scoredKirk Merrington Primary School 94Whitworth Park Academy 56
8DH613 primaries, 0 secondaries515112 scored–Kelloe Primary School 91–
9DL126 primaries, 1 secondary50476 scored661 scoredMontalbo Nursery & Primary School 96Teesdale School and Sixth Form 66
10DH719 primaries, 2 secondaries495019 scored352 scoredNew Brancepeth Primary Academy 89St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester 46
11DL1311 primaries, 1 secondary474810 scored311 scoredBlessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law 92Wolsingham School 31
12DH28 primaries, 1 secondary46448 scored621 scoredBullion Lane Primary School 83Hermitage Academy 62
13SR811 primaries, 4 secondaries454110 scored564 scoredOur Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School 77The Academy at Shotton Hall 88
14DH917 primaries, 2 secondaries413916 scored532 scoredGreenland Community Primary School 93Tanfield School 88
15DL177 primaries, 2 secondaries41447 scored171 scoredSt Michael's Church of England Primary School 84Ferryhill School 17
16DL510 primaries, 3 secondaries38409 scored293 scoredVane Road Primary School 78Woodham Academy 61
17DL1511 primaries, 1 secondary363510 scored451 scoredStanley (Crook) Primary School 56Parkside Academy 45
18DH816 primaries, 2 secondaries353415 scored461 scoredEbchester CofE Primary School 71Consett Academy 46
19DL1419 primaries, 3 secondaries313017 scored383 scoredWitton-le-Wear Primary School 90St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College 57
20TS282 primaries, 1 secondary2971 scored521 scoredSt Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingate 7Wellfield School 52
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How to read this

A district's score is the average School Chooser Score of its state primary and secondary schools that have a score. A district with only one scored school is shown but not ranked. A school counts in the postcode district of its own address, which isn't the same as its catchment area, so check the school's own Getting a place section before you choose a street.