Local Authority Safeguarding Index

County Durham Safeguarding Pulse

2026 transparency snapshot for 282 schools, ranked nationally against 183 local authorities.

42/100 Average Transparency Score
282 Schools Monitored
#127 National Rank
-2 pts below the national average (44/100)

*Calculated from 2026 Ofsted & iXBRL signals across 282 schools in County Durham.

Top Performers

Highest Transparency Scores in County Durham

  1. 1
    Durham Sixth Form Centre 16 plus · Ofsted: Outstanding
    76/100
  2. 2
    Beechdale Nursery School Nursery · Ofsted: Outstanding
    70/100
  3. 3
    Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law Primary · Ofsted: Outstanding
    70/100
  4. 4
    Durham Johnston Comprehensive School Secondary · Ofsted: Outstanding
    70/100
  5. 5
    Easington Academy Secondary · Ofsted: Outstanding
    70/100
Directory

All Schools in County Durham

16 plus 5
School Ofsted Transparency
Bishop Auckland College DL14 6JZ Good 62
Derwentside College DH8 5EE Good 54
Durham Sixth Form Centre DH1 1SG Outstanding 76
East Durham College SR8 2RN Good 62
New College Durham DH1 5ES Good 54
Not applicable 28
School Ofsted Transparency
Aycliffe Secure Centre DL17 0SD ISI inspected 55
Barnard Castle School DL12 8UN ISI inspected 55
Croft Community School DH9 8PR Expected standard 40
Delta Independent School DH8 5DH Inadequate 10
Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation DH1 4SZ ISI inspected 55
Durham High School DH1 3TB ISI inspected 55
Durham Trinity School & Sports College DH1 5WB Good 55
Elemore Hall School DH6 1QD Good 52
Endeavour Academy Durham SR8 2RN Good 52
Evergreen Primary School DL14 6LS Good 44
Forest Park School DL5 6XP Good 52
Hassockfield Secure Training Centre DH8 6QY ISI inspected 55
Highcroft School DL13 5AG Good 48
Hope Wood Academy SR8 3LP Good 52
Learning for Life DH8 6AE Good 61
North East Centre for Autism - Aycliffe School DL5 6UN Good 48
Open Air Education SR8 1NJ Good 55
Strawberry Lane DH6 5BE — 25
The Grange Learning Centre DL15 0TY Outstanding 70
The Independent Grammar School:Durham DH7 9QF Good 52
The Meadows Academy DL16 7QW — 22
The Oaks Secondary School DL16 7DB Outstanding 70
The Woodlands DL17 8AN Good 55
Thornbeck College - North East Autism Society DL5 6UN Good 54
Trimdon Hill School TS29 6EY — 25
University of Durham DH1 3HP Good 52
Villa Real School DH8 6BH Good 55
Walworth School DL5 7LP Good 48
Nursery 10
School Ofsted Transparency
Aclet Close Nursery School DL14 6PX Good 54
Beechdale Nursery School DH8 6AY Outstanding 70
Etherley Lane Nursery School DL14 7RF Good 58
Horden Nursery School SR8 4TB Outstanding 70
Langley Moor Nursery School DH7 8LL Outstanding 70
Oxhill Nursery School DH9 7LR Outstanding 70
Rosemary Lane Nursery School SR8 3BQ Outstanding 70
Seaham Harbour Nursery School SR7 7NN Outstanding 70
Tudhoe Moor Nursery School DL16 6EX Good 62
Wingate Community Nursery School TS28 5BD Outstanding 70
Primary 209
School Ofsted Transparency
114113 DL4 1HN — 18
114120 DH7 8LL — 22
134657 SR7 7SP — 14
149058 DL12 8JR — 18
149225 TS21 3DA — 14
149475 DL12 0TG — 25
149616 DH9 9DJ — 18
Acre Rigg Academy SR8 2DU Good 58
Acre Rigg Infant School SR8 2DU Good 54
All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester DH7 0JG — 22
Annfield Plain Infant School DH9 7UY — 22
Annfield Plain Junior School DH9 7ST — 18
Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School DL5 6LG — 22
Beamish Primary School DH9 0QN — 18
Bearpark Primary School DH7 7AU Good 48
Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School DH1 2TX Good 52
Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School DH1 2AG Good 44
Benfieldside Primary School DH8 0JX Good 52
Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School DH8 6QN Good 48
Blackhall Primary School TS27 4NA Good 48
Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law DL13 4AU Outstanding 70
Bloemfontein Primary School DH9 6AG Good 52
Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School DH1 5LP Good 48
Bluebell Meadow Primary School TS29 6JU Good 48
Bournmoor Primary School DH4 6HF Good 52
Bowburn Primary School DH6 5FP — 25
Bowes Hutchinson's CofE (Aided) School DL12 9LG Requires Improvement 33
Brandon Primary Academy DH7 8NL Good 52
Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School DL17 8AN Good 44
Browney Primary Academy DH7 8HX Good 44
Bullion Lane Primary School DH2 2DP Good 48
Burnhope Primary School DH7 0AG — 22
Burnopfield Primary School NE16 6PT Good 44
Butterknowle Primary School DL13 5PB Requires Improvement 33
Byerley Park Primary School DL5 7LE Good 44
Byers Green Primary School DL16 7PN Good 52
Cassop Primary School DH6 4RA Good 48
Castleside Primary School DH8 9RG — 18
Catchgate Primary School DH9 8LX — 18
Cestria Primary School DH3 3PZ Good 52
Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School DH2 2JT — 40
Chilton Academy DL17 0PT — 14
Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy DL17 8QY — 22
Cockfield Primary School DL13 5EN Good 48
Cockton Hill Infant School DL14 6HW Good 52
Cockton Hill Junior School DL14 6HW Requires Improvement 33
Consett Infant School DH8 6AF Good 48
Consett Junior School DH8 6AY Good 48
Copeland Road Primary School DL14 9JJ — 22
Cotherstone Primary School DL12 9QB Good 48
Cotsford Primary School SR8 4EH Good 52
Coxhoe Primary School DH6 4EJ Good 44
Crook Primary School DL15 8QG Good 48
Crowley, Martine DH7 6LQ — 22
Deaf Hill Primary School TS29 6BP — 18
Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School DL17 8PP Requires Improvement 37
Delves Lane Primary School DH8 7ES Good 44
Dene House Primary School SR8 5RL Good 44
Durham Gilesgate Primary School DH1 1PH Good 48
Durham Newton Hall Infants' School DH1 5LP — 22
Easington CofE Primary School SR8 3BP — 14
Easington Colliery Primary School SR8 3DJ Good 48
East Stanley School DH9 0TN — 18
Ebchester CofE Primary School DH8 0QB Good 48
Edmondsley Primary Academy DH7 6DU — 22
Escomb Primary School DL14 7SR Requires Improvement 33
Esh CofE (Aided) Primary School DH7 9QR Good 44
Esh Winning Academy DH7 9BE — 22
Etherley Lane Primary School DL14 7RB Good 52
Evenwood Church of England Primary School DL14 9QZ — 22
Ferryhill Station Primary School DL17 0DB Good 44
Finchale Primary School DH1 5XT Good 55
Fishburn Primary School TS21 4AU — 18
Framwellgate Moor Primary School DH1 5BG Outstanding 70
Frosterley Primary School DL13 2SN Good 48
Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool DL2 3DR — 22
Green Lane Church of England Primary School DL12 8LG — 18
Greenland Community Primary School DH9 7EZ — 22
Hamsterley Primary School DL13 3QF Outstanding 70
Hartside Primary Academy DL15 9NN — 14
Hesleden Primary School TS27 4PT Expected standard 40
Howden-le-Wear Primary School DL15 8HJ Outstanding 70
Howletch Lane Primary School SR8 2NQ — 22
Hunwick Primary School DL15 0JX — 22
Hutton Henry CofE (Controlled) Primary School TS27 4RY — 25
Ingleton CofE Primary School DL2 3JE — 22
Kelloe Primary School DH6 4PG — 18
King Street Primary School DL16 6RA Good 48
Kirk Merrington Primary School DL16 7JB Outstanding 70
Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School DH7 0HU Good 48
Langley Park Primary School DH7 9XN Requires Improvement 37
Laurel Avenue Community Primary School DH1 2EY Good 48
Leadgate Primary School - Split Site DH8 7RH Good 48
Ludworth Primary School DH6 1LZ Good 48
Lumley Infant and Nursery School DH3 4JL Good 52
Lumley Junior School DH3 4JJ Good 52
Middlestone Moor Academy DL16 7DA — 14
Montalbo Nursery & Primary School DL12 8TN Outstanding 70
Moorside Primary Academy DH8 8EQ — 22
Nettlesworth Primary School DH2 3PF Good 48
Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery DH1 4JG Good 52
New Brancepeth Primary Academy DH7 7EU — 22
New Seaham Academy SR7 0HX Good 44
Newker Primary School DH2 3AA Good 52
North Park Primary School DL16 6PP Good 48
Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery DL14 9UD Good 48
Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School DH7 7LF Requires Improvement 33
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School SR8 4AB — 10
Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate DH8 7SN — 22
Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington DL15 0PB Good 48
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton DH6 2JQ Good 52
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School SR8 1DE Good 48
Ouston Primary School DH2 1RQ — 14
Peases West Academy DL15 9SZ — 18
Pelton Community Primary School DH2 1EZ — 18
Pittington Primary School DH6 1AF Good 44
Prince Bishops Community Primary School DL14 8DY — 22
Ramshaw Primary School DL14 9SD Good 52
Red Rose Primary School DH3 3NA Good 48
Ribbon School SR7 9QR Good 44
Ropery Walk Primary School SR7 7JZ Good 52
Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy DL16 7NA Good 52
Roseberry Primary and Nursery School DH2 1NP Good 48
Seascape Primary School SR8 5NJ Expected standard 40
Seaview Primary School SR7 8PD Good 52
Sedgefield Primary School TS21 2BJ Good 48
Sherburn Primary School DH6 1DU Good 52
Shield Row Primary School DH9 0HQ Good 48
Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School DH1 2PN Good 44
Shotley Bridge Primary School DH8 0ES Good 48
Shotton Hall Primary School SR8 1NX Good 52
Shotton Primary School DH6 2JP Good 44
Silver Tree Primary School and Nursery DH7 7LF Good 48
South Hetton Primary DH6 2TJ Good 48
South Stanley Infant and Nursery School DH9 6PZ — 22
South Stanley Junior School DH9 6PZ Good 52
Springmoor Grange School DL16 6SQ Good 52
St Andrew's Academy DL14 6RY — 22
St Anne's CofE Primary School DL14 6LS Good 52
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Sacriston DH7 6AB Good 48
St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston DH2 1QX Outstanding 70
St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park DL14 0EP Good 48
St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe DL16 6SL — 22
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street DH3 3PH Good 48
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook DL15 9DN — 25
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham SR7 0HW — 22
St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School DL5 7HB Good 52
St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham DH1 5LZ Good 44
St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley DH6 3NR — 22
St Helen Auckland Community Primary School DL14 9EN — 18
St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham DH1 2HZ — 22
St John's Chapel Primary School DL13 1QH Good 52
St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon DL4 2EQ Good 44
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School DL5 7DE Good 44
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blackhall TS27 4HE — 22
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon DL14 8NN Requires Improvement 37
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate DH1 2JQ — 22
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton SR7 9RD Good 48
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor DH7 7LF Requires Improvement 33
St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley DH9 0NP — 18
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School DH1 4QB Good 44
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School SR7 7BJ — 22
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill DH8 8JD — 22
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe DL5 5NP Good 52
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor DH9 6PH Good 52
St Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingate TS28 5AN — 22
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh Village DH7 9QY Good 44
St Michael's Church of England Primary School DL17 9AL — 18
St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School DH1 3DQ Good 44
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett DH8 6LN — 22
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton DH9 9BB — 22
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor DH7 8JJ Outstanding 70
St Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, Consett DH8 8AX — 22
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School DL15 0QH Good 48
St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont DH1 2AQ Good 44
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland DL14 6QH — 22
St William's Catholic Primary School TS29 6HY Good 52
Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary School DL2 3NL Good 48
Stanhope Barrington CofE Primary School DL13 2NU — 22
Stanley (Crook) Primary School DL15 9AN Good 52
Stanley Burnside Primary School DH9 6QP Good 44
Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School DL5 7DD Good 44
Sugar Hill Primary School DL5 5NU Outstanding 70
Sunnybrow Primary School DL15 0LT Good 52
Tanfield Lea Community Primary School DH9 9LU Good 44
The Grove Primary School DH8 8AP Good 44
Thornhill Primary School DL4 1ES Outstanding 70
Thornley Academy DH6 3DZ — 22
Toft Hill Primary School DL14 0JA Outstanding 70
Tow Law Millennium Primary School DL13 4LF Good 44
Tudhoe Colliery Primary School DL16 6TJ — 22
Vane Road Primary School DL5 5RH — 18
Victoria Lane Academy DL14 8NN Good 48
Wearhead Primary School DL13 1BN Good 52
West Cornforth Primary School DL17 9HP Outstanding 70
West Pelton Primary School DH9 6SQ Good 52
West Rainton Primary School DH4 6RN Good 44
Westlea Primary School SR7 8JU Good 44
Wheatley Hill Community Primary School DH6 3RQ Good 48
Willington Primary School DL15 0EQ Good 48
Wingate Primary School TS28 5AQ — 25
Witton Gilbert Primary School DH7 6TF Good 44
Witton-le-Wear Primary School DL14 0BG Outstanding 70
Wolsingham Primary School DL13 3ET Good 44
Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery DL5 4EX — 18
Woodhouse Primary Academy DL14 6QW — 22
Woodland Primary School DL13 5RF Good 52
Woodlea Primary School DH4 6AR — 22
Yohden Primary School SR8 4HP Good 48
Secondary 30
School Ofsted Transparency
Belmont Community School DH1 2AG Good 48
Bishop Barrington Academy DL14 6LA Good 52
Consett Academy DH8 6LZ Good 48
Dene Academy SR8 5RL Good 48
Durham Academy DH7 7NG Expected standard 40
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School DH1 4SU Outstanding 70
Easington Academy SR8 3AY Outstanding 70
Ferryhill School DL17 8RW — 14
Framwellgate School Durham DH1 5BQ — 22
Greenfield Academy DL5 7LF — 18
Hermitage Academy DH2 3AD Good 52
King James I Academy Bishop Auckland DL14 7JZ Good 44
North Durham Academy DH9 0TW Good 44
Park View School DH3 3QA Good 52
Parkside Academy DL15 0QF Good 48
Seaham High School SR7 0BH Good 48
Sedgefield Community College TS21 3DD — 14
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College SR8 1DE — 18
St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester DH7 0RD Requires Improvement 33
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College DL14 6JT Good 52
St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham DH1 4NG — 22
Staindrop Academy DL2 3JU Good 44
Tanfield School DH9 8AY — 22
Teesdale School and Sixth Form DL12 8HH Outstanding 70
The Academy at Shotton Hall SR8 1AU Outstanding 70
UTC South Durham DL5 6AP Good 48
Wellfield School TS28 5AX — 18
Whitworth Park Academy DL16 7LN Good 44
Wolsingham School DL13 3DJ — 18
Woodham Academy DL5 4AX Good 48
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