Cockfield Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · 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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Cockfield Primary School is a primary school in Bishop Auckland, County Durham for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 8 November 2023. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Cockfield 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
- Reception 2026 drew 9 first-choice applications for 9 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 88% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 25% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure was the 2nd highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham that have results.
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
- Front Street, Cockfield, Bishop Auckland, DL13 5EN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 115 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 8 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils in this small village school are happy, confident and inquisitive individuals.”
- “They embody the school’s values of honesty, respect, kindness, positivity and care.”
- “Pupils of all ages are polite and well mannered.”
To improve
- “However, some younger pupils struggle to retain what they have learned.”
- “Opportunities to secure and embed knowledge are not planned with consistency.”
- “This means that these pupils do not make the progress that leaders expect.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 December 2023 (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) | 88% | 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: 9 first-preference applications, 9 offers in total, 9 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.
- Butterknowle Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Evenwood Church of England Primary School 1.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Ramshaw Primary School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Woodland Primary School 3.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Toft Hill Primary School 3.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Copeland Road Primary School 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ingleton CofE Primary School 3.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published