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70 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Easington Lane Primary School, 1.1 miles away.

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		Phase		Ofsted
Easington Lane Primary SchoolCommunity	1.1 mi	Primary	281	Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2014)
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, MurtonVoluntary aided	1.4 mi	Primary	127	Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2013)
Ribbon SchoolAcademy converter	1.7 mi	Primary	514	Good, 2023
Elemore Hall SchoolCommunity special	1.9 mi	Special	208	Good, 2024
Hetton Lyons Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery	1.9 mi	Nursery	110	Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Apr 2013)
Hetton Lyons Primary SchoolAcademy converter	1.9 mi	Primary	431	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, ShottonAcademy converter	2.3 mi	Primary	156	Good, 2024
Easington CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter	2.3 mi	Primary	167	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2
Hetton Primary SchoolCommunity	2.3 mi	Primary	206	Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2015)
Hetton AcademyAcademy converter	2.4 mi	Secondary	681	No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements
Rosemary Lane Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery	2.4 mi	Nursery	95	Report card, 2026Strong standard in all six areas
Easington AcademyAcademy converter	2.4 mi	Secondary	769	No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3
Shotton Primary SchoolCommunity	2.5 mi	Primary	289	Ungraded inspection, Mar 2022Last graded Good (Mar 2012)
Ludworth Primary SchoolCommunity	2.6 mi	Primary	84	Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2014)
Eppleton Academy Primary SchoolAcademy converter	2.7 mi	Primary	208	No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
Easington Colliery Primary SchoolCommunity	2.9 mi	Primary	525	Good, 2023
Westlea Primary SchoolCommunity	3.1 mi	Primary	247	Good, 2022
Pittington Primary SchoolCommunity	3.2 mi	Primary	196	Ungraded inspection, Jul 2022Last graded Good (Sep 2011)
Hope Wood AcademyAcademy special converter	3.2 mi	Special	250	Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2018)
Seaview Primary SchoolCommunity	3.2 mi	Primary	256	Good, 2024
Acre Rigg AcademyAcademy sponsor led	3.3 mi	Primary	257	Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2018)
Acre Rigg Infant SchoolCommunity	3.3 mi	Primary	252	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5
Thornley AcademyAcademy converter	3.3 mi	Primary	124	Ungraded inspection, Jan 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2015, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
East Rainton Primary SchoolCommunity	3.3 mi	Primary	101	Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2013)
Gillas Lane Primary AcademyAcademy converter	3.4 mi	Primary	134	Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Dec 2013, previous school)
East Durham CollegeFurther education	3.4 mi	16 plus	-	-
Endeavour Academy DurhamFree schools alternative provision	3.4 mi	Alternative provision	50	Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2018)
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, SeahamAcademy converter	3.5 mi	Primary	206	Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (May 2016, previous school)
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, HoughtonAcademy converter	3.5 mi	Primary	193	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2
Seaham High SchoolAcademy converter	3.5 mi	Secondary	1,095	Good, 2023
New Seaham AcademyAcademy converter	3.6 mi	Primary	216	Good, 2022
Howletch Lane Primary SchoolCommunity	3.6 mi	Primary	382	No overall grade, 2024Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; early years provision Good
Bernard Gilpin Primary SchoolCommunity	3.6 mi	Primary	417	Outstanding, 2022
St Godrics Catholic Primary School, ThornleyAcademy converter	3.7 mi	Primary	75	Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2019, previous school)
Houghton Le Spring Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery	3.7 mi	Nursery	142	Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Outstanding (Oct 2014)
Seaham Trinity Primary SchoolCommunity	3.7 mi	Primary	349	Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2013)
Wheatley Hill Community Primary SchoolCommunity	3.9 mi	Primary	445	Good, 2023
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led	3.9 mi	Primary	99	No overall grade, 2024Good in 2 key judgements, Inadequate in 2; early years provision Inadequate. This inspection was of the school this one replaced.
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter	3.9 mi	Primary	191	Good, 2023
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form CollegeAcademy converter	3.9 mi	Secondary	891	Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2017, previous school)
KepierAcademy converter	3.9 mi	Secondary	1,131	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter	3.9 mi	Primary	308	Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Jan 2013, previous school)
Ropery Walk Primary SchoolCommunity	4.0 mi	Primary	219	Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (May 2016)
Sherburn Primary SchoolCommunity	4.0 mi	Primary	176	Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2016)
Seaham Harbour Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery	4.0 mi	Nursery	94	Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2015)
West Rainton Primary SchoolCommunity	4.0 mi	Primary	148	Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017)
Shotton Hall Primary SchoolCommunity	4.1 mi	Primary	350	Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Apr 2016)
The Academy at Shotton HallAcademy converter	4.1 mi	Secondary	1,202	Outstanding, 2024
Seascape Primary SchoolCommunity	4.1 mi	Primary	263	Report card, 2026Needs attention in 2 areas, Urgent improvement in 5
Burnside Academy InspiresAcademy converter	4.2 mi	Primary	174	Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2014, previous school)
Portland AcademyAcademy special converter	4.4 mi	Special	207	Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Feb 2025, no grade given
Belmont Cheveley Park Primary SchoolCommunity	4.4 mi	Primary	206	Good, 2024
St Thomas More Primary School, BelmontAcademy converter	4.5 mi	Primary	107	Good, 2023
Open Air EducationOther independent	4.6 mi	Independent	21	-
Benedict Biscop Church of England AcademyAcademy converter	4.6 mi	Primary	333	No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding
Newbottle Primary AcademyAcademy converter	4.6 mi	Primary	437	Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas
Mill Hill Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery	4.6 mi	Nursery	169	Outstanding, 2024
Mill Hill Primary SchoolCommunity	4.6 mi	Primary	434	Ungraded inspection, Jan 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2014)
Dene AcademyAcademy converter	4.6 mi	Secondary	638	Good, 2023
Dene House Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led	4.6 mi	Primary	303	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6
Wingate Community Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery	4.7 mi	Nursery	90	Report card, 2026Exceptional in all six areas
Cotsford Primary SchoolCommunity	4.7 mi	Primary	181	Good, 2024
Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled	4.7 mi	Primary	261	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6
Belmont Community SchoolCommunity	4.7 mi	Secondary	887	Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2019)
Dubmire PrimaryAcademy sponsor led	4.7 mi	Primary	479	No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 3 key judgements, Good in 1; early years provision Good
Wellfield SchoolAcademy converter	4.8 mi	Secondary	862	Report card, 2026Expected standard in all six areas
Yohden Primary SchoolCommunity	4.8 mi	Primary	182	Good, 2023
Sunningdale SchoolCommunity special	4.9 mi	Special	153	Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Outstanding (Apr 2013)
St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled	5.0 mi	Primary	332	Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Outstanding (Nov 2018)
Horden Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery	5.0 mi	Nursery	100	Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2015)

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

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This school's neighbourhood is among the 20% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 2 of 10).

Overall deprivation2

Income2

Employment1

Education and skills2

Health1

Crime3

Barriers to housing and services6

Living environment7

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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: 175

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