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Schools in DL16

Primary and secondary schools serving DL16, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.

Council
County Durham
Region
North East
Population
28,101 (2024)
Schools

Schools in DL16

15 schools in DL16: 11 primary, 1 secondary and 3 other. 93% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 13 that publish a capacity are 85% full overall, and 4 have more pupils than places.

Schools
15
in DL16
Good or better
93%
Of 15 with an Ofsted grade
How full
85%
Well used: 3,521 pupils for 4,166 places
Over capacity
4
More pupils than places, of 13 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

DL16
20%
73%
  • Excellent20%
  • Good73.3%
  • Needs improvement6.7%
All schools

The largest schools here

  • Whitworth Park Academy
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 996 pupils · 77% full
    Good
    0.4 miles · October 2022
  • Springmoor Grange School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 415 pupils · 66% full
    Good
    0.6 miles · June 2024
  • The Oaks Secondary School
    Other · ages 11–19 · 349 pupils
    Excellent
    0.6 miles · May 2023
  • Middlestone Moor Academy
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 265 pupils · 95% full
    Good
    0.6 miles · February 2026
  • Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 245 pupils · 117% full
    Good
    0.1 miles · October 2019
  • North Park Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 243 pupils · 91% full
    Good
    0.6 miles · March 2023
  • St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 232 pupils · 110% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · May 2024
  • King Street Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 224 pupils · 93% full
    Good
    0.3 miles · January 2024
  • Tudhoe Colliery Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 212 pupils · 101% full
    Excellent
    1.5 miles · March 2014
  • Shield Row Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 196 pupils · 93% full
    Good
    13 miles · November 2023
  • Kirk Merrington Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 180 pupils · 101% full
    Excellent
    1.8 miles · March 2024
  • East Stanley School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 174 pupils · 69% full
    Good
    12 miles · September 2023
  • Tudhoe Moor Nursery School
    Nursery · ages 0–5 · 91 pupils
    Good
    0.9 miles · July 2024
  • Byers Green Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 75 pupils · 71% full
    Good
    2.2 miles · November 2019
  • Norman Cornish Academy
    Other · ages 11–16 · 64 pupils · 85% full
    Needs improvement
    0.5 miles · December 2023
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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