Cockton Hill Junior School
Community school in Bishop Auckland, County Durham.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 7 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 187 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 244 |
| Free school meals | 58.30% |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Address | McIntyre Terrace, Cockton Hill, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 6HW |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.cocktonhill-jun.durham.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01388602058 |
| URN | 114110 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 3 March 2026, published 11 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 24 October 2023, published 30 November 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 26 May 2022, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Cockton Hill Infant School (primary school, about 0.0 km)
- St Andrew's Academy (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- St Anne's CofE Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Etherley Lane Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Woodhouse Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Prince Bishops Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Thornhill Primary School (primary school, about 2.3 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.