Open Air Education
Other independent school (County Durham).
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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).Press Map+ on the map for a full-screen view with neighbourhood deprivation layers.
Nearby schools
nearest first22 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Shotton Hall Primary School, 0.6 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shotton Hall Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.6 mi | Primary | 350 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Apr 2016) |
| The Academy at Shotton HallAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Secondary | 1,202 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Primary | 191 | Good, 2023 |
| St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form CollegeAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Secondary | 891 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2017, previous school) |
| Dene AcademyAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Secondary | 638 | Good, 2023 |
| Dene House Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.0 mi | Primary | 303 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Howletch Lane Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 382 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; early years provision Good |
| Seascape Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 263 | Report card, 2026Needs attention in 2 areas, Urgent improvement in 5 |
| Hesleden Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 85 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 6 |
| East Durham CollegeFurther education | 1.2 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Endeavour Academy DurhamFree schools alternative provision | 1.2 mi | Alternative provision | 50 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2018) |
| Acre Rigg AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Primary | 257 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2018) |
| Acre Rigg Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 252 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 |
| Cotsford Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 181 | Good, 2024 |
| Yohden Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 182 | Good, 2023 |
| Horden Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.6 mi | Nursery | 100 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2015) |
| Blackhall Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 310 | Good, 2023 |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.9 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. |
| Wellfield SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 862 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all six areas |
| Hutton Henry CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 56 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Wingate Community Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 2.0 mi | Nursery | 90 | Report card, 2026Exceptional in all six areas |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BlackhallAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 84 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Mar 2017, previous school) |
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 close to the middle for deprivation in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 6 of 10).
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
- 40
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