Etherley Lane Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Bishop Auckland, County Durham
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.
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Key facts
- Address
- Clarence Gardens, Etherley Lane, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7RB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- 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.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as County Durham published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
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