Postcode sector · Barnard Castle

Schools in DL12 9

Primary and secondary schools serving DL12 9, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.

Council: County Durham
Region: North East
Population: 9,254 (2024)

DL12 9Postcode sector · Barnard Castle

Schools

Schools in DL12 9

4 schools in DL12 9: 4 primary and 0 secondary. 75% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They’re 79% full overall, and one has more pupils than places.

Schools

in DL12 9

Good or better

75%

Of 4 with an Ofsted grade

How full

79%

Places available: 246 pupils for 311 places

Over capacity

More pupils than places

Inspection ratings

DL12 9

75%

25%

Good75%
Serious concerns25%

All schools

The largest schools here

Middleton-In-Teesdale Academy
Primary · ages 3–11 · 73 pupils · 70% full
Serious concerns
6.9 miles · March 2022
Eppleby Forcett Church of England Primary School
Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 68 pupils · 131% full
Good
9.9 miles · November 2023
Cotherstone Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · 66 pupils · 79% full
Good
1.9 miles · February 2024
Bowes Hutchinson's CofE (Aided) School
Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 39 pupils · 56% full
Good
2.6 miles · March 2026

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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