The Grange Learning Centre
Other independent special school in Low Willington (County Durham).
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Nearby schools
nearest first61 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Byers Green Primary School, 0.7 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byers Green Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 75 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| St Stephen's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.0 mi | Primary | 213 | Good, 2024 |
| Parkside AcademyAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Secondary | 833 | Good, 2023 |
| Willington Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 156 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Apr 2014) |
| Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, WillingtonAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 122 | Good, 2023 |
| Sunnybrow Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 54 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Norman Cornish AcademyAcademy special converter | 2.1 mi | Special | 64 | Requires improvement, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Hunwick Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.3 mi | Primary | 114 | Good, 2024This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Whitworth Park AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 2.3 mi | Secondary | 996 | Good, 2022 |
| Rosa Street Primary and Nursery AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 2.5 mi | Primary | 245 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Feb 2025, no grade given |
| Middlestone Moor AcademyAcademy converter | 2.5 mi | Primary | 265 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5, Needs attention in 1 |
| The Oaks Secondary SchoolCommunity special | 2.6 mi | Special | 349 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Outstanding (Apr 2013) |
| King Street Primary SchoolCommunity | 2.6 mi | Primary | 224 | Good, 2024 |
| Springmoor Grange SchoolCommunity | 2.8 mi | Primary | 415 | Good, 2024 |
| St Charles' Catholic Primary School, TudhoeAcademy converter | 2.9 mi | Primary | 232 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2013, previous school) |
| Brandon Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 3.0 mi | Primary | 280 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Browney Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 3.0 mi | Primary | 181 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Feb 2017) |
| North Park Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.0 mi | Primary | 243 | Good, 2023 |
| Tudhoe Colliery Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.0 mi | Primary | 212 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, CrookAcademy converter | 3.1 mi | Primary | 117 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2025Last graded Good (Oct 2017, previous school) |
| Tudhoe Moor Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 3.2 mi | Nursery | 91 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2015) |
| Crook Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.4 mi | Primary | 342 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2018) |
| Stanley (Crook) Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.5 mi | Primary | 128 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2019) |
| Hartside Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 3.6 mi | Primary | 241 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2022Last graded Good (Jul 2016, previous school) |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley MoorAcademy converter | 3.6 mi | Primary | 66 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 3 key judgements, Good in 1; early years provision Outstanding |
| King James I Academy Bishop AucklandAcademy converter | 3.6 mi | Secondary | 936 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Etherley Lane Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.6 mi | Primary | 190 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given |
| Howden-le-Wear Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.7 mi | Primary | 179 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, CoundonAcademy converter | 3.7 mi | Primary | 100 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| Victoria Lane AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 3.7 mi | Primary | 155 | Good, 2024 |
| Kirk Merrington Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.7 mi | Primary | 180 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Etherley Lane Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 3.7 mi | Nursery | 44 | Good, 2023 |
| Peases West AcademyAcademy converter | 3.8 mi | Primary | 126 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2013, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| New Brancepeth Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 3.9 mi | Primary | 109 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| Langley Moor Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 3.9 mi | Nursery | 46 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Langley Moor Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.9 mi | Primary | 195 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| Ferryhill SchoolAcademy converter | 4.0 mi | Secondary | 727 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (Nov 2014, previous school) |
| Cockton Hill Infant SchoolCommunity | 4.1 mi | Primary | 146 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (May 2016) |
| Cockton Hill Junior SchoolCommunity | 4.1 mi | Primary | 187 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Escomb Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.2 mi | Primary | 160 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Esh Winning AcademyAcademy converter | 4.2 mi | Primary | 287 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2013, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Evergreen Primary SchoolCommunity special | 4.2 mi | Special | 211 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2022Last graded Good (Jan 2013) |
| St Anne's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 4.2 mi | Primary | 238 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2015) |
| The Independent Grammar School:DurhamOther independent | 4.3 mi | Independent | 132 | - |
| St Andrew's AcademyAcademy converter | 4.3 mi | Primary | 191 | Good, 2019This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Bishop Barrington AcademyAcademy converter | 4.3 mi | Secondary | 599 | Good, 2024 |
| St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form CollegeAcademy converter | 4.3 mi | Secondary | 1,229 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019) |
| Prince Bishops Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.4 mi | Primary | 210 | Good, 2024This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Dean Bank Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 4.4 mi | Primary | 181 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop AucklandAcademy converter | 4.5 mi | Primary | 219 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Jan 2019, previous school) |
| Bishop Auckland CollegeFurther education | 4.5 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw MoorAcademy converter | 4.6 mi | Primary | 98 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Silver Tree Primary School and NurseryCommunity | 4.6 mi | Primary | 201 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2018) |
| St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton ParkAcademy converter | 4.6 mi | Primary | 57 | Good, 2023 |
| Aclet Close Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 4.6 mi | Nursery | 70 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all six areas |
| Woodhouse Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 4.8 mi | Primary | 176 | Requires improvement, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Neville's Cross Primary School and NurseryCommunity | 4.9 mi | Primary | 277 | Good, 2024 |
| Durham AcademyAcademy converter | 4.9 mi | Secondary | 405 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 3, Needs attention in 1 |
| Witton-le-Wear Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.9 mi | Primary | 114 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Outstanding |
| Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery SchoolCommunity | 5.0 mi | Primary | 246 | Good, 2022 |
| The WoodlandsPupil referral unit | 5.0 mi | Alternative provision | 330 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2016) |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 40% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 4 of 10).
Overall deprivation4
Income4
Employment3
Education and skills5
Health3
Crime5
Barriers to housing and services6
Living environment10
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 110
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