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Schools in DL12 8

Primary and secondary schools serving DL12 8, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.

Council
County Durham
Region
North East
Population
13,375 (2024)
Schools

Schools in DL12 8

10 schools in DL12 8: 7 primary, 2 secondary and 1 other, including 1 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They’re 76% full overall, and one has more pupils than places.

Schools
10
in DL12 8
Good or better
100%
Of 7 with an Ofsted grade
How full
76%
Places available: 2,612 pupils for 3,444 places
Over capacity
1
More pupils than places

Inspection ratings

DL12 8
20%
50%
30%
  • Excellent20%
  • Good50%
  • Not rated30%
All schools

The largest schools here

  • Teesdale School and Sixth Form
    Secondary · ages 11–18 · 684 pupils · 71% full
    Excellent
    113 yards · June 2019
  • Barnard Castle School
    Other · ages 4–19 · Independent · Faith school · 558 pupils · 74% full
    Not rated
    0.6 miles
  • Staindrop Academy
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 504 pupils · 75% full
    Good
    4.4 miles · October 2021
  • Montalbo Nursery & Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 240 pupils · 114% full
    Excellent
    0.4 miles · January 2023
  • Green Lane Church of England Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 188 pupils · 73% full
    Good
    0.4 miles · February 2023
  • Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 179 pupils · 85% full
    Good
    5.0 miles · November 2023
  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 103 pupils · 98% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · November 2019
  • Cotherstone Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 66 pupils · 79% full
    Good
    3.1 miles · February 2024
  • Ingleton CofE Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 48 pupils · 57% full
    Not rated
    7.2 miles
  • Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 42 pupils · 42% full
    Not rated
    6.9 miles
How we rate schools

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.

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