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Faith schools in and near Bishop Auckland

All 3 faith schools in Bishop Auckland, and the nearest just outside.

3 schools in Bishop Auckland

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  1. St Anne's CofE Primary School

    Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LS · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Bishop Auckland faith schools average, low absence.

    37 first choices, 31 offers made

    Ready for secondary school73%

    Bishop Auckland faith schools 57%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 8Bishop Auckland faith schools about 15
    Pupils
    238
    View school St Anne's CofE Primary School
  2. St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College

    Bishop Auckland, DL14 6JT · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Bishop Auckland faith schools average.

    210 first choices, 209 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4

    Bishop Auckland faith schools Grade 4England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 16Bishop Auckland faith schools about 15
    Pupils
    1,229
    View school St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
  3. St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland

    Bishop Auckland, DL14 6QH · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Bishop Auckland faith schools average.

    35 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school40%

    Bishop Auckland faith schools 57%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 13Bishop Auckland faith schools about 15
    Pupils
    219
    View school St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland

Just outside Bishop Auckland

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Bishop Auckland.

  1. St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park

    2.2 miles from Bishop Auckland · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Bishop Auckland faith schools average, low absence.

    5 first choices, 5 offers made

    Ready for secondary school67%

    Bishop Auckland faith schools 57%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 12Bishop Auckland faith schools about 15
    Pupils
    57
    View school St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park
  2. St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon

    2.2 miles from Bishop Auckland · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Bishop Auckland faith schools average, low absence.

    26 first choices, 27 offers made

    Ready for secondary school67%

    Bishop Auckland faith schools 57%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 9Bishop Auckland faith schools about 15
    Pupils
    239
    View school St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon
The big picture

How Bishop Auckland's faith schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Bishop Auckland average 6.5%St Anne's CofE Primary School: 4.2%St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland: 6.9%St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College: 8.5%0%4%8%12%16%
Faith schools in Bishop Auckland

Ofsted grades in Bishop Auckland

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 3
  • Good: 3 of 3
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 3
  • Inadequate: 0 of 3
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Bishop Auckland

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    3 of the 3 faith schools in Bishop Auckland have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check 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

Faith schools in Bishop Auckland, explained

There are 3 faith schools in Bishop Auckland, teaching 1,686 children. 1 are run by the council and 2 are academies or free 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.

56.5% of pupils in Bishop Auckland faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.

29.1% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,711 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 23.5% 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 faith schools are in Bishop Auckland?
There are 3 faith schools in Bishop Auckland, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Bishop Auckland?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Bishop Auckland on Eduscope are St Anne's CofE Primary School, St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College and St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are faith schools in Bishop Auckland ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Bishop Auckland faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Bishop Auckland is 17:1. 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.

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