Frosterley Primary School
Community school in Bishop Auckland, County Durham.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 32 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 84 |
| Free school meals | 31.30% |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Address | Bridge End, Frosterley, Weardale, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 2SN |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://www.durhamdalespartnership.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01388528358 |
| URN | 114062 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 23 January 2024, published 6 March 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 21 September 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
- Stanhope Barrington CofE Primary School (primary school, about 4.2 km)
- Wolsingham Primary School (primary school, about 5.8 km)
- Tow Law Millennium Primary School (primary school, about 10.0 km)
- Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law (primary school, about 10.4 km)
- Hamsterley Primary School (primary school, about 10.8 km)
- Woodland Primary School (primary school, about 11.2 km)
- Middleton-In-Teesdale Academy (primary school, about 13.3 km)
- Castleside Primary School (primary school, about 13.5 km)
Browse: Primary schools in County Durham
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.