Primary schools in County Durham
There are 208 primary schools in County Durham. 5 are rated Outstanding and 134 Good by Ofsted. Each listing shows the year groups, Ofsted rating and how admissions work.
Applying for a place in County Durham
- Starting Reception in September 2027: applications close on 15 January 2027. Offers are sent on 16 April 2027.
- You apply through the council where you live, even for schools in a different area, and late applications are considered after on-time ones.
Primary schools in County Durham, by town
Barnard Castle
- Bowes Hutchinson's CofE (Aided) School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL12 9LG
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Cotherstone Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL12 9QB
Ofsted: Good - Green Lane Church of England Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL12 8LG
Ofsted: Good - Middleton-In-Teesdale Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · DL12 0TG
Ofsted: Inadequate - Montalbo Nursery & Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL12 8TN
Ofsted: Outstanding - St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle
Nursery - Year 6 · DL12 8JR
Ofsted: Good
Belmont
- St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont
Nursery - Year 6 · DH1 2AQ
Ofsted: Good
Bishop Auckland
- Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law
Nursery - Year 6 · DL13 4AU
Ofsted: Not judged - Butterknowle Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL13 5PB
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Cockfield Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL13 5EN
Ofsted: Good - Cockton Hill Infant School
Nursery - Year 2 · DL14 6HW
No rating on record - Cockton Hill Junior School
Year 3 - Year 6 · DL14 6HW
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Copeland Road Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL14 9JJ
Ofsted: Not judged - Escomb Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL14 7SR
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Etherley Lane Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · DL14 7RB
Ofsted: Good - Evenwood Church of England Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL14 9QZ
No rating on record - Frosterley Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL13 2SN
Ofsted: Good - Hamsterley Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · DL13 3QF
Ofsted: Not judged - Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery
Nursery - Year 6 · DL14 9UD
Ofsted: Good - Prince Bishops Community Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL14 8DY
Ofsted: Good - Ramshaw Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · DL14 9SD
Ofsted: Good - St Andrew's Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · DL14 6RY
Ofsted: Good - St Anne's CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL14 6LS
No rating on record - St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park
Nursery - Year 6 · DL14 0EP
Ofsted: Good - St Helen Auckland Community Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL14 9EN
No rating on record - St John's Chapel Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL13 1QH
Ofsted: Good - St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon
Nursery - Year 6 · DL14 8NN
Ofsted: Requires improvement - St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland
Nursery - Year 6 · DL14 6QH
No rating on record - Toft Hill Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · DL14 0JA
Ofsted: Not judged - Tow Law Millennium Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL13 4LF
Ofsted: Good - Victoria Lane Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · DL14 8NN
Ofsted: Good - Wearhead Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL13 1BN
No rating on record - Witton-le-Wear Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL14 0BG
Ofsted: Not judged - Wolsingham Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL13 3ET
Ofsted: Good - Woodhouse Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · DL14 6QW
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Woodland Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL13 5RF
Ofsted: Good
BISHOP AUCKLAND
- Stanhope Barrington CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL13 2NU
Ofsted: Not judged
Bowburn
- Bowburn Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH6 5FP
Ofsted: Good
Browney
- Browney Primary Academy
Reception - Year 6 · DH7 8HX
Ofsted: Good
Chester le Street
- Bullion Lane Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH2 2DP
Ofsted: Good - Cestria Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH3 3PZ
Ofsted: Good - Ofsted: Good
- Lumley Infant and Nursery School
Nursery - Year 2 · DH3 4JL
Ofsted: Good - Lumley Junior School
Year 3 - Year 6 · DH3 4JJ
Ofsted: Good - Nettlesworth Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · DH2 3PF
Ofsted: Good - Newker Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH2 3AA
Ofsted: Not judged - Ouston Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH2 1RQ
Ofsted: Good - Pelton Community Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH2 1EZ
No rating on record - Red Rose Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · DH3 3NA
Ofsted: Good - Roseberry Primary and Nursery School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH2 1NP
Ofsted: Good - St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston
Nursery - Year 6 · DH2 1QX
Ofsted: Not judged - St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street
Nursery - Year 6 · DH3 3PH
Ofsted: Good
Co Durham
- St Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingate
Reception - Year 6 · TS28 5AN
Ofsted: Good
Consett
- Benfieldside Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH8 0JX
Ofsted: Good - Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH8 6QN
Ofsted: Good - Castleside Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH8 9RG
Ofsted: Good - Consett Infant School
Reception - Year 2 · DH8 6AF
Ofsted: Good - Consett Junior School
Year 3 - Year 6 · DH8 6AY
Ofsted: Good - Delves Lane Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH8 7ES
Ofsted: Good - Ebchester CofE Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · DH8 0QB
Ofsted: Good - Leadgate Primary School - Split Site
Nursery - Year 6 · DH8 7RH
Ofsted: Good - Moorside Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · DH8 8EQ
No rating on record - Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate
Nursery - Year 6 · DH8 7SN
Ofsted: Not judged - Shotley Bridge Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH8 0ES
Ofsted: Good - St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill
Year 1 - Year 6 · DH8 8JD
Ofsted: Good - St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett
Nursery - Year 6 · DH8 6LN
No rating on record - St Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, Consett
Year 1 - Year 6 · DH8 8AX
Ofsted: Not judged - The Grove Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH8 8AP
Ofsted: Good
Crook
- Crook Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL15 8QG
Ofsted: Good - Hartside Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · DL15 9NN
Ofsted: Good - Howden-le-Wear Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL15 8HJ
Ofsted: Not judged - Hunwick Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL15 0JX
Ofsted: Good - Peases West Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · DL15 9SZ
Ofsted: Good - St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook
Nursery - Year 6 · DL15 9DN
No rating on record - St Stephen's Church of England Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL15 0QH
Ofsted: Good - Stanley (Crook) Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · DL15 9AN
Ofsted: Good - Sunnybrow Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL15 0LT
Ofsted: Not judged - Willington Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL15 0EQ
Ofsted: Good
Crook,
- Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington
Nursery - Year 6 · DL15 0PB
Ofsted: Good
Darlington
- Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool
Nursery - Year 6 · DL2 3DR
No rating on record - Ingleton CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL2 3JE
No rating on record - Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL2 3NL
Ofsted: Good
Durham
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester
Nursery - Year 6 · DH7 0JG
No rating on record - Bearpark Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH7 7AU
Ofsted: Good - Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH1 2TX
Ofsted: Good - Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH1 2AG
Ofsted: Good - Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School
Year 3 - Year 6 · DH1 5LP
Ofsted: Good - Brandon Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · DH7 8NL
Ofsted: Not judged - Burnhope Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH7 0AG
No rating on record - Cassop Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH6 4RA
Ofsted: Good - Coxhoe Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · DH6 4EJ
Ofsted: Good - Durham Gilesgate Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH1 1PH
Ofsted: Good - Durham Newton Hall Infants' School
Nursery - Year 2 · DH1 5LP
Ofsted: Not judged - Edmondsley Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · DH7 6DU
Ofsted: Good - Esh CofE (Aided) Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH7 9QR
Ofsted: Good - Esh Winning Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · DH7 9BE
Ofsted: Good - Finchale Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · DH1 5XT
No rating on record - Framwellgate Moor Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH1 5BG
Ofsted: Outstanding - Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH7 0HU
Ofsted: Good - Langley Moor Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · DH7 8LL
Ofsted: Good - Langley Park Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH7 9XN
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Laurel Avenue Community Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH1 2EY
Ofsted: Good - Ludworth Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH6 1LZ
Ofsted: Good - Middlestone Moor Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · DL16 7DA
Ofsted: Good - Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery
Nursery - Year 6 · DH1 4JG
Ofsted: Good - New Brancepeth Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · DH7 7EU
Ofsted: Not judged - Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor
Reception - Year 6 · DH7 7LF
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton
Reception - Year 6 · DH6 2JQ
Ofsted: Good - Sacriston Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · DH7 6LQ
Ofsted: Good - Sherburn Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH6 1DU
No rating on record - Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · DH1 2PN
Ofsted: Good - Silver Tree Primary School and Nursery
Nursery - Year 6 · DH7 7LF
Ofsted: Good - South Hetton Primary
Nursery - Year 6 · DH6 2TJ
Ofsted: Good - St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Sacriston
Reception - Year 6 · DH7 6AB
Ofsted: Good - St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham
Nursery - Year 6 · DH1 5LZ
Ofsted: Good - St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley
Reception - Year 6 · DH6 3NR
No rating on record - St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham
Nursery - Year 6 · DH1 2HZ
Ofsted: Good - St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate
Nursery - Year 6 · DH1 2JQ
No rating on record - St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · DH1 4QB
Ofsted: Good - St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh Village
Nursery - Year 6 · DH7 9QY
Ofsted: Good - St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH1 3DQ
Ofsted: Good - Thornley Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · DH6 3DZ
Ofsted: Good - Wheatley Hill Community Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH6 3RQ
Ofsted: Good - Witton Gilbert Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · DH7 6TF
Ofsted: Good
DURHAM
- Pittington Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH6 1AF
Ofsted: Good - St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor
Reception - Year 6 · DH7 8JJ
Ofsted: Not judged
Ferryhill
- Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL17 8AN
Ofsted: Good - Chilton Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · DL17 0PT
Ofsted: Good - Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · DL17 8QY
Ofsted: Not judged - Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL17 8PP
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Ferryhill Station Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL17 0DB
Ofsted: Good - St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL17 9AL
Ofsted: Outstanding - West Cornforth Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL17 9HP
Ofsted: Not judged
Hartlepool
- Blackhall Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · TS27 4NA
Ofsted: Good - Hesleden Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · TS27 4PT
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Hutton Henry CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · TS27 4RY
Ofsted: Good - St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blackhall
Nursery - Year 6 · TS27 4HE
No rating on record
Houghton le Spring
- Bournmoor Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH4 6HF
Ofsted: Good - West Rainton Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH4 6RN
Ofsted: Good - Woodlea Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH4 6AR
Ofsted: Good
Kelloe
- Kelloe Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH6 4PG
No rating on record
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- Burnopfield Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · NE16 6PT
Ofsted: Good
Newton Aycliffe
- Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL5 6LG
No rating on record - Byerley Park Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · DL5 7LE
Ofsted: Good - St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL5 7HB
Ofsted: Good - St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL5 7DE
Ofsted: Good - St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe
Reception - Year 6 · DL5 5NP
Ofsted: Not judged - Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL5 7DD
Ofsted: Good - Sugar Hill Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL5 5NU
Ofsted: Not judged - Vane Road Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL5 5RH
No rating on record - Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery
Nursery - Year 6 · DL5 4EX
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Peterlee
- Acre Rigg Academy
Year 3 - Year 6 · SR8 2DU
Ofsted: Good - Acre Rigg Infant School
Nursery - Year 2 · SR8 2DU
No rating on record - Cotsford Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · SR8 4EH
Ofsted: Good - Dene House Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · SR8 5RL
Ofsted: Good - Easington CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · SR8 3BP
No rating on record - Easington Colliery Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · SR8 3DJ
Ofsted: Good - Howletch Lane Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · SR8 2NQ
Ofsted: Not judged - Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · SR8 1DE
Ofsted: Good - Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · SR8 4AB
Ofsted: Not judged - Seascape Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · SR8 5NJ
Ofsted: Good - Shotton Hall Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · SR8 1NX
No rating on record - Yohden Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · SR8 4HP
Ofsted: Good
Seaham
- New Seaham Academy
Reception - Year 6 · SR7 0HX
Ofsted: Good - Ribbon School
Nursery - Year 6 · SR7 9QR
Ofsted: Good - Ropery Walk Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · SR7 7JZ
No rating on record - Seaham Trinity Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · SR7 7SP
Ofsted: Good - Seaview Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · SR7 8PD
Ofsted: Good - St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham
Reception - Year 6 · SR7 0HW
Ofsted: Good - St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton
Nursery - Year 6 · SR7 9RD
Ofsted: Good - Westlea Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · SR7 8JU
Ofsted: Good
SEAHAM
- St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · SR7 7BJ
No rating on record
Shildon
- St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon
Nursery - Year 6 · DL4 2EQ
Ofsted: Good - Thornhill Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · DL4 1ES
Ofsted: Outstanding - Timothy Hackworth Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL4 1HN
Ofsted: Good
Shotton Colliery
- Shotton Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH6 2JP
Ofsted: Good
Spennymoor
- Byers Green Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · DL16 7PN
Ofsted: Not judged - King Street Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL16 6RA
Ofsted: Good - Kirk Merrington Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · DL16 7JB
Ofsted: Outstanding - North Park Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL16 6PP
Ofsted: Good - Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · DL16 7NA
Ofsted: Good - Springmoor Grange School
Nursery - Year 6 · DL16 6SQ
Ofsted: Good - St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe
Nursery - Year 6 · DL16 6SL
Ofsted: Good - Tudhoe Colliery Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · DL16 6TJ
Ofsted: Not judged
Stanley
- Annfield Plain Infant School
Nursery - Year 2 · DH9 7UY
Ofsted: Good - Annfield Plain Junior School
Year 3 - Year 6 · DH9 7ST
Ofsted: Good - Beamish Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH9 0QN
Ofsted: Good - Bloemfontein Primary School
DH9 6AG
Ofsted: Good - Catchgate Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH9 8LX
Ofsted: Good - Collierley Nursery and Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH9 9DJ
Ofsted: Good - East Stanley School
Reception - Year 6 · DH9 0TN
Ofsted: Good - Greenland Community Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · DH9 7EZ
No rating on record - Shield Row Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH9 0HQ
Ofsted: Good - South Stanley Infant and Nursery School
Nursery - Year 2 · DH9 6PZ
No rating on record - South Stanley Junior School
Year 3 - Year 6 · DH9 6PZ
Ofsted: Good - St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley
Nursery - Year 6 · DH9 0NP
Ofsted: Good - St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor
Reception - Year 6 · DH9 6PH
Ofsted: Good - St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton
Nursery - Year 6 · DH9 9BB
Ofsted: Good - Stanley Burnside Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH9 6QP
No rating on record - Tanfield Lea Community Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH9 9LU
No rating on record - West Pelton Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH9 6SQ
Ofsted: Good
Stockton-on-Tees
- Fishburn Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · TS21 4AU
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Sedgefield Hardwick Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · TS21 3DA
No rating on record - Sedgefield Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · TS21 2BJ
Ofsted: Good
Trimdon Station
- Bluebell Meadow Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · TS29 6JU
Ofsted: Good - Deaf Hill Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · TS29 6BP
Ofsted: Good - St William's Catholic Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · TS29 6HY
Ofsted: Good
Wingate
- Wingate Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · TS28 5AQ
Ofsted: Good