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Schools in DL2 3

Primary and secondary schools serving DL2 3, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.

Council
County Durham
Region
North East
Population
12,743 (2024)
Schools

Schools in DL2 3

11 schools in DL2 3: 8 primary, 1 secondary and 2 other, including 2 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They’re 78% full overall, and 2 have more pupils than places.

Schools
11
in DL2 3
Good or better
100%
Of 7 with an Ofsted grade
How full
78%
Places available: 1,240 pupils for 1,593 places
Over capacity
2
More pupils than places

Inspection ratings

DL2 3
55%
36%
  • Excellent9.1%
  • Good54.5%
  • Not rated36.4%
All schools

The largest schools here

  • Staindrop Academy
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 504 pupils · 75% full
    Good
    2.4 miles · October 2021
  • Toft Hill Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 203 pupils · 112% full
    Excellent
    5.8 miles · February 2014
  • Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 179 pupils · 85% full
    Good
    1.9 miles · November 2023
  • High Coniscliffe CofE Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 96 pupils · 91% full
    Good
    4.6 miles · July 2022
  • Eppleby Forcett Church of England Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 68 pupils · 131% full
    Good
    3.7 miles · November 2023
  • Ingleton CofE Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 48 pupils · 57% full
    Not rated
    1.3 miles
  • Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 42 pupils · 42% full
    Not rated
    1.4 miles
  • Bowes Hutchinson's CofE (Aided) School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 39 pupils · 56% full
    Good
    11 miles · March 2026
  • Melsonby Methodist Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 32 pupils · 46% full
    Good
    6.9 miles · November 2019
  • Pear Tree School
    Other · ages 8–18 · Independent · 15 pupils · 50% full
    Not rated
    4.3 miles
  • Oakwood Learning Centre
    Other · ages 8–18 · Independent · 14 pupils · 93% full
    Not rated
    4.8 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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