Schools in DH6
Primary and secondary schools serving DH6, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 52,278 (2024)
Schools in DH6
24 schools in DH6: 20 primary, 1 secondary and 3 other, including 1 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 23 that publish a capacity are 93% full overall, and 5 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent16.7%
- Good70.8%
- Not rated12.5%
The largest schools here
- Easington AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 769 pupils · 103% fullGood4.8 miles · November 2019
- Wheatley Hill Community Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 445 pupils · 177% fullGood1.9 miles · October 2023
- Bowburn Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 438 pupils · 81% fullGood2.6 miles · January 2024
- Coxhoe Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 309 pupils · 87% fullExcellent3.4 miles · April 2026
- Shotton Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 289 pupils · 68% fullGood3.1 miles · March 2022
- West Cornforth Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 251 pupils · 135% fullExcellent4.1 miles · February 2024
- North Park Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 243 pupils · 91% fullGood6.2 miles · March 2023
- Tudhoe Colliery Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 212 pupils · 101% fullExcellent5.5 miles · March 2014
- Elemore Hall SchoolOther · ages 11–16 · 208 pupils · 100% fullGood2.7 miles · May 2024
- South Hetton PrimaryPrimary · ages 3–11 · 202 pupils · 87% fullGood3.8 miles · September 2023
- Pittington Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 196 pupils · 93% fullGood2.8 miles · July 2022
- Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 195 pupils · 91% fullGood3.0 miles · May 2026
- Langley Moor Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 195 pupils · 93% fullGood5.9 miles · June 2022
- Browney Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 4–11 · 181 pupils · 144% fullGood6.1 miles · November 2022
- Sherburn Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 176 pupils · 84% fullGood2.3 miles · June 2016
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, ShottonPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 156 pupils · 93% fullGood2.7 miles · June 2024
- West Rainton Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 148 pupils · 88% fullGood4.5 miles · February 2023
- Kelloe Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 124 pupils · 89% fullNot rated2.1 miles
- Thornley AcademyPrimary · ages 2–11 · 124 pupils · 59% fullGood1.1 miles · January 2024
- Cassop Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 114 pupils · 65% fullGood1.4 miles · March 2023
- Ludworth Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 84 pupils · 80% fullGood1.2 miles · November 2023
- St Godrics Catholic Primary School, ThornleyPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 75 pupils · 71% fullNot rated1.9 miles
- Langley Moor Nursery SchoolNursery · ages 2–5 · 46 pupilsExcellent5.9 miles · May 2024
- Strawberry LaneOther · ages 11–19 · Independent · 26 pupils · 43% fullNot rated2.6 miles
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.