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School · 16 plusiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Bishop Auckland College

Further education 16 plus school in Bishop Auckland (County Durham).

Pupils
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not published
Ofsted
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no graded judgement
Attendance rate
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not published
Pupil : Teacher
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not published
Free school meals (register)
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not published
SEN support
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not published
Capacity
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not recorded
Teacher turnover
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not published

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

Bishop Auckland College, established in 1958, offers a diverse range of full-time and part-time courses across various disciplines, including Access to Higher Education, Higher Education courses and Apprenticeships.

The College Group also includes BAC Nursery, South West Durham Training, Durham Gateway, and the McIntyre Centre collectively providing comprehensive educational services from early years to higher education. Bishop Auckland College, a leading provider of further and higher education in South West Durham, has been transforming lives since 1958.

With state-of-the-art facilities, the college recently launched the Kier Skills Academy and opened the McIntyre Centre, a new café and training kitchen focused on enhancing local business skills. We continue to serve over 4,000 students across South Durham.

The Corporation of Bishop Auckland College is a charitable entity, though it is exempt from registration and oversight by the Charity Commission. The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills serves as the Principal Regulator for Further Education Colleges, with a responsibility to fully promote compliance by trustees with relevant charity regulations practicable.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Funded Training Opportunities
  • Meet the Team
  • Workforce Development Support
  • Employers

Key facts

URN
130657
Type
Further education
Phase
16 plus
Ages
14 to 99
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Governing body

No governance records are published for this school in the DfE data we hold. Independent schools, colleges and some other types do not appear in the governance returns.

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record