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School Atlas lists 208 state primary schools, 31 state secondary schools, 1 all-through school, 9 special schools, 2 alternative provision schools and 5 post-16 schools and colleges in County Durham. It also lists 13 independent schools and 107 nurseries and other early-years settings.
Of the state primary, secondary and all-through schools, 66 have a religious character: 41 Roman Catholic and 25 Church of England.
Of the 240 state primary, secondary and all-through schools in County Durham, 113 hold an Ofsted overall-effectiveness grade from their last graded inspection: 6 Outstanding, 104 Good and 3 Requires improvement.
Ofsted stopped giving state schools a single overall grade in September 2024. Since November 2025 its report cards grade each area separately; 37 of these schools have had one.
County Durham doesn't use catchment areas. Places go by each school’s own admission criteria, not an area you live inside.
We also hold last-distance-offered records for 56 schools. That distance is not always a cut-off: at a school with places to spare it is simply the furthest applicant.