Schools in County Durham
265 open schools in the County Durham local authority area, from Get Information about Schools.
Primary schools in County Durham (208)
Secondary schools in County Durham (30)
Special schools in County Durham (9)
Independent schools in County Durham (5)
Nursery, sixth form and alternative provision
- Aclet Close Nursery School (Bishop Auckland; Local authority nursery school; ages 0-4)
- Beechdale Nursery School (Consett; Local authority nursery school; ages 3-5)
- Durham Sixth Form Centre (Durham; Academy 16-19 converter; ages 16-19)
- Endeavour Academy Durham (Peterlee; Free schools alternative provision; ages 14-19)
- Etherley Lane Nursery School (Bishop Auckland; Local authority nursery school; ages 2-4; inspected 26 September 2023)
- Horden Nursery School (Peterlee; Local authority nursery school; ages 2-5)
- Langley Moor Nursery School (Durham; Local authority nursery school; ages 2-5; inspected 15 May 2024)
- Oxhill Nursery School (Stanley; Local authority nursery school; ages 2-4; inspected 1 July 2025)
- Rosemary Lane Nursery School (Peterlee; Local authority nursery school; ages 2-5)
- Seaham Harbour Nursery School (Seaham; Local authority nursery school; ages 2-5)
- The Woodlands (Ferryhill; Pupil referral unit; ages 6-16)
- Tudhoe Moor Nursery School (Spennymoor; Local authority nursery school; ages 0-5)
- Wingate Community Nursery School (Wingate; Local authority nursery school; ages 2-4)
Browse by town
- Durham
- Bishop Auckland
- Stanley
- Consett, County Durham
- Peterlee
- Chester le Street, County Durham
- Newton Aycliffe, County Durham
- Spennymoor
- Crook
- Seaham
- Ferryhill
- Barnard Castle
- Hartlepool, County Durham
- Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham
- Darlington, County Durham
- Wingate
- Houghton le Spring, County Durham
- Shildon
- Trimdon Station
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.