Elemore Hall School
Durham, DH6 1QD · Special · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16
- Ofsted:Good
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 32.8%
- Pupils
- 208
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.4
Boarding schools in and near County Durham
All 4 boarding schools in County Durham, and the nearest just outside.
Walworth School
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LP · Special · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 7.4%
- Pupils
- 90
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.4
Barnard Castle School
Barnard Castle, DL12 8UN · Independent · All-through · Ages 4 to 19
- ISI:Inspected
- Faith school
- Has a sixth form
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –County Durham boarding schools 25.5%
- Pupils
- 558
- Pupils per teacher
- –
Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation
Dh1 4sz · Independent · All-through · Ages 3 to 18
- ISI:Inspected
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
- Has a sixth form
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –County Durham boarding schools 25.5%
- Pupils
- 661
- Pupils per teacher
- –
Just outside County Durham
The nearest ones, measured from the middle of County Durham.
Mowden Hall School
21.4 miles from County Durham · Independent · Primary · Ages 2 to 13
- ISI:Inspected
- Has a nursery
Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –County Durham boarding schools 25.5%
- Pupils
- 211
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Boarding schools4including 2 special
- Met the standard at 110.0%
- Good or Outstanding100%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools2 of 41 Church of England
- With a nursery class1take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals79.5%of pupils get them
The big picture
How County Durham's boarding schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
Ofsted grades in County Durham
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 2 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 0 of 2
- Good: 2 of 2
- Requires improvement: 0 of 2
- Inadequate: 0 of 2
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in County Durham
Half or more are faith schools.
2 of the 4 boarding schools in County Durham have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterCheck how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
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About these schools
Boarding schools in County Durham, explained
There are 4 boarding schools in County Durham, teaching 1,517 children. Among them are 2 special and 2 independent schools.
100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
0.0% of pupils in County Durham boarding schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.
79.5% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £37,066 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 52.4% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many boarding schools are in County Durham?
There are 4 boarding schools in County Durham, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What is the average class size in County Durham boarding schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across boarding schools in County Durham is 6:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.