Etherley Lane Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Bishop Auckland, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Etherley Lane Primary School is a primary school in Bishop Auckland, County Durham for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 5 March 2025. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Etherley Lane Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place: 17 first-choice applications for 18 offers, with 1 offer going to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- Across County Durham, 164 of the 200 other primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome also offered every applicant a place.
- The published admission number for Reception 2027 is 49 places, while 18 offers were made for Reception 2026.
- In 2024/25, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other County Durham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Clarence Gardens, Etherley Lane, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7RB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 190 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 5 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this warm and welcoming school.”
- “They appreciate being part of an inclusive community where they can be themselves.”
- “Pupils proudly tell visitors that ‘we are Etherley Lane’.”
To improve
- “However, when learning is revisited, teachers do not check sufficiently for emerging gaps in knowledge over time.”
- “This means that some pupils forget important knowledge.”
- “In the past, attendance was too low.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 April 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 65% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 17 first-preference applications, 18 offers in total, 17 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in County Durham.
- St Anne's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Cockton Hill Infant School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Cockton Hill Junior School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Andrew's Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Woodhouse Primary Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Escomb Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Prince Bishops Community Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published