Bishop Barrington Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Bishop Auckland, County Durham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Bishop Barrington Academy is a secondary school in Bishop Auckland, County Durham for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 25 June 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Bishop Barrington Academy 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 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 was offered a place for Year 7 in 2026, as at 17 of the 28 other County Durham secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- For Year 7 in 2026, there were 95 first-choice applications for 106 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 11 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 24% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in County Durham.
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
- Woodhouse Lane, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 599 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 51.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 25 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at Bishop Barrington Academy are welcoming.”
- “The school reinforces its high expectations when teaching pupils about the ‘Barrington way’.”
- “Pupils learn the importance of making positive choices in their behaviour and learning.”
To improve
- “Over time, pupils have not achieved as well as they should have by the end of key stage 4, including in national assessments.”
- “Previous weaknesses in the school’s curriculum failed to prepare pupils well for their next stages in education, employment or training.”
- “This strengthened understanding is not reflected in the school’s published outcomes.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 24% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 39.4 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 95 first-preference applications, 106 offers in total, 95 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in County Durham.
- St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College 0.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- King James I Academy Bishop Auckland 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Parkside Academy 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Greenfield Academy 4.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Whitworth Park Academy 4.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Ferryhill School 5.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Woodham Academy 5.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- UTC South Durham 5.9 mi Good