Cockton Hill Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–7 · Bishop Auckland, County Durham
Cockton Hill Infant School is a primary school in Bishop Auckland, County Durham for ages 2–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 18 December 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- McIntyre Terrace, Cockton Hill, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6HW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 146 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 50% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 18 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend Cockton Hill Infant School.”
- “They are full of enthusiasm when discussing the opportunities that the school provides for them.”
- “Due to the supportive environment, pupils are cheerful and confident.”
To improve
- “However, in some lessons, learning tasks do not support the aims of the curriculum well enough.”
- “When this is the case, pupils’ progress through the curriculum is slower.”
- “For some pupils with SEND, the adaptations to the curriculum do not help them achieve as well as their peers.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 36 first-preference applications, 37 offers in total, 36 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 applications and offers
- 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.
- Cockton Hill Junior School 0.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Andrew's Academy 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Anne's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Etherley Lane Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Woodhouse Primary Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Prince Bishops Community Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Thornhill Primary School 1.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published