Schools near DH6 3QS
Primary and secondary schools serving DH6 3QS, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Neighbourhood
- Thornley & Wheatley Hill
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,392 (2024)
Schools near DH6 3QS
14 schools within 2.0 miles of DH6 3QS: 10 primary, 3 secondary and 1 other. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 13 that publish a capacity are 91% full overall, and 2 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent14.3%
- Good71.4%
- Not rated14.3%
The nearest schools
- St Godrics Catholic Primary School, ThornleyPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 75 pupils · 71% fullNot rated1 mile
- Shotton Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 289 pupils · 68% fullGood1.1 miles · March 2022
- Wheatley Hill Community Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 445 pupils · 177% fullGood1.2 miles · October 2023
- Wingate Community Nursery SchoolNursery · ages 2–4 · 90 pupilsExcellent1.2 miles · January 2022
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, ShottonPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 156 pupils · 93% fullGood1.2 miles · June 2024
- Wellfield SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · 862 pupils · 85% fullNot rated1.3 miles
- St Marys Catholic Primary School, WingatePrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 67 pupils · 80% fullGood1.6 miles · April 2024
- The Academy at Shotton HallSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,202 pupils · 105% fullExcellent1.6 miles · July 2024
- Wingate Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · 347 pupils · 83% fullGood1.6 miles · January 2023
- Shotton Hall Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 350 pupils · 100% fullGood1.7 miles · April 2016
- Howletch Lane Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 382 pupils · 96% fullGood1.7 miles · June 2023
- Thornley AcademyPrimary · ages 2–11 · 124 pupils · 59% fullGood1.7 miles · January 2024
- St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form CollegeSecondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 891 pupils · 81% fullGood1.9 miles · June 2023
- Deaf Hill Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 154 pupils · 85% fullGood2.0 miles · May 2022
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.