Prince Bishops Community Primary School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Gibson Street
 Coundon Grange
 Bishop Auckland
 County Durham DL14 8DY
Telephone: 01388 451278

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 2-11)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2025
History: This school arose from Prince Bishops Community Primary School
Trust: Lingfield Education Trust
Sponsor: Lingfield Education Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Claire Patchett (since September 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Lynn George
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 10 / 11.32
Non-teaching Staff*: 16.59
Sex: Mixed
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 43.8% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 50.2%
Local child deprivation rate: 31.1% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 22.9%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 11.2%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 2.4km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North East
Authority: Durham
Constituency: Bishop Auckland
Electoral Ward: Shildon and Dene Valley
School Number: 8403516

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 6th February 2024 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

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  2. Thornhill Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  3. Cockton Hill Junior School (1.7km) show on map
  4. Cockton Hill Infant School (1.7km) show on map
  5. King James I Academy Bishop Auckland (1.9km) show on map
  6. St John's Church of England Aided Primary Sch... (1.9km) show on map
  7. Victoria Lane Academy (2.1km) show on map
  8. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon (2.1km) show on map
  9. Aclet Close Nursery School (2.1km) show on map
  10. Timothy Hackworth Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  11. St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop ... (2.4km) show on map
  12. Etherley Lane Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  13. St Anne's CofE Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  14. Evergreen Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  15. Etherley Lane Nursery School (2.5km) show on map
  16. Woodhouse Primary Academy (2.6km) show on map
  17. Bishop Barrington Academy (2.6km) show on map
  18. St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College (2.9km) show on map
  19. Bishop Auckland College (3.0km) show on map
  20. St Helen Auckland Community Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  21. Escomb Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  22. Byerley Park Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  23. Greenfield Academy (4.5km) show on map
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  26. Walworth School (4.7km) show on map
  27. Oakwood Learning Centre (4.7km) show on map
  28. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  29. Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery (5.1km) show on map
  30. The Oaks Secondary School (5.3km) show on map
  31. Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School (5.3km) show on map
  32. Middlestone Moor Academy (5.3km) show on map
  33. Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery (5.4km) show on map
  34. Copeland Road Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  35. Whitworth Park Academy (5.6km) show on map
  36. Pear Tree School (5.7km) show on map
  37. Hunwick Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  38. The Meadows Academy (5.8km) show on map
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  40. Aycliffe Secure Centre (5.9km) show on map
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  44. Chilton Academy (6.1km) show on map
  45. Woodham Academy (6.1km) show on map
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  92. Butterknowle Primary School (12.0km) show on map
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  97. Langley Moor Primary School (12.6km) show on map
  98. Durham High School (12.6km) show on map
  99. Mount Pleasant Primary School (12.6km) show on map
  100. High Coniscliffe CofE Primary School (12.7km) show on map
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† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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