Find a school or college

Find a school using one of our searches (includes academies):

• A to Z of schools
• Search schools

School classifications

Find information about different types of schools.

Current pupil numbers

The annual school census gives the number of children attending school in the current year.  Download details of the most recent: School census 2018/19 (PDF, 611 KB)

School performance tables

The Department for Education has records of primary and secondary school performance from 1994 to the present day.

Independent schools

Find a list of independent schools in the county on the Independent Schools Council website.

Local colleges

• UTC South Durham (university technical college for 14-19 year olds)
• Bishop Auckland College
• Derwentside College
• East Durham College
• New College Durham

Universities

• Durham University