Escomb Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Bishop Auckland, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Escomb Primary School is a primary school in Bishop Auckland, County Durham for ages 3–11 (community school). County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Escomb 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
- For 2026 Reception entry there were 15 first-choice applications for 17 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Reading, writing and maths: 57% met the expected standard in 2024/25 (England 62%), and 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Ofsted's latest inspection, on 31 March 2026, gave no single grade; the previous graded outcome, on 21 November 2023, was Requires improvement.
- 13.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham is 50%.
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
- Three Lane Ends, Escomb, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7SR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 160 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 31 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are safe and happy at Escomb Primary School.”
- “They are well cared for and have positive relationships with staff.”
- “Pupils are polite and kind to each other.”
To improve
- “However, a small minority of pupils are absent too often.”
- “However, a minority of pupils do not develop their writing skills as quickly as they could.”
- “However, a small number of pupils would benefit from more time to secure their knowledge before they move on to the next topic.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 June 2026 (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) | 57% | 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: 15 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 15 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 Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Anne's CofE Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Etherley Lane Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Woodhouse Primary Academy 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Helen Auckland Community Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cockton Hill Infant School 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Cockton Hill Junior School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade