Best Schools 2025
Best Secondary Schools in County Durham
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Cambian Hartlepool School
Cambian Hartlepool School
Cambian Hartlepool School is a secondary school located in Hartlepool, North East. With a focus on providing a quality education, the school has a good overall effectiveness according to its most rece...
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Delta Independent School
Delta Independent School
Delta Independent School is a secondary school located in Durham, North East. With a focus on providing a second chance for pupils who have struggled in mainstream education, the school aims to improv...
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Easington Academy
Easington Academy
Easington Academy is a secondary school located in Easington Village, North East. With a student-teacher ratio of 16:1, our school provides a supportive and structured environment where students are t...
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Tanfield School
Tanfield School
Great teaching support both academically and pastorally. SEN support is great. Overall student behaviour is great, students respectful of other students, staff and visitors.
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St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College is a secondary school located in Peterlee, North East. With a strong Roman Catholic ethos, the school offers a co-educational learning environmen...
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Ferryhill Business and Enterprise College
Ferryhill Business and Enterprise College
Ferryhill Business and Enterprise College is a co-ed secondary school located in Ferryhill, North East. With a student-to-teacher ratio of 16:1, the school offers personalized attention to each child....
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Wolsingham School
Wolsingham School
Wolsingham School is a secondary school located in Wolsingham, North East. With a history dating back to 2020, the school offers a co-ed education for students aged 11-16. Led by Mr Nick Mitchinson, t...
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Durham High School
Durham High School
Durham High School is an all-through Anglican girls' school located in the City of Durham. Established in 1912, it offers a comprehensive education for students aged 3-18 years. With a strong focus on...
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Red House School
Red House School
Red House School is an exceptional independent all-through school in Stockton-on-Tees. With a strong focus on academic excellence and intellectual development, the school has consistently achieved exc...
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Durham School
Durham School
I like the way that everyone is respectful and treated equally and when there鈥檚 problems like bullying or any form of maltreatment it is often taken up by the members of SLT
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Barnard Castle School
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Barnard Castle School is a Christian co-ed boarding school located in Barnard Castle, North East. With a strong academic record and top-notch facilities, our school fosters a sense of accomplishment, ...
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Teesside High School
Teesside High School
Teesside High School is an all-through co-educational school located in Eaglescliffe, North East. With a strong focus on academic excellence, the school offers a wide range of scholarships and awards ...
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Wellfield School
Wellfield School
Wellfield School is a co-ed secondary school located in Wingate, North East. Under the leadership of Ms Sarah Hammond, it provides education for students aged 11-16. With a focus on inclusive educatio...
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Greenfield Academy
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Durham Academy
Durham Academy
Durham Academy is a co-ed secondary school located in Ushaw Moor, North East. Founded in 2023, it provides a supportive learning environment for students aged 11-16. With a focus on inclusive educatio...
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Catcote Academy
Catcote Academy
Catcote Academy is a co-educational secondary school located in Hartlepool, North East. With a student-teacher ratio of 4:1, the school provides individualized attention and support to its 195 student...
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North East Centre for Autism - Aycliffe School
North East Centre for Autism - Aycliffe School
North East Centre for Autism - Aycliffe School is a well-led all-through school located in Great Aycliffe, North East. With a strong focus on supporting students with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD),...
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Embleton View
Embleton View
Embleton View is a secondary school located in Darlington, North East. With a passionate and ambitious staff, the school consistently meets independent school standards. The curriculum focuses on pers...
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Pear Tree School
Pear Tree School
Pear Tree School is an outstanding educational institution located in Houghton Bank, North East, providing a highly personalised curriculum for students aged 8-18. With a strong focus on student welfa...
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Oakwood Learning Centre
Oakwood Learning Centre
Oakwood Learning Centre is an outstanding co-ed school located in Heighington, North East. With a focus on personal development, the school provides excellent teacher-therapist collaboration and tailo...
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Here are the 2024/25 Best secondary schools
16 ofsted outstanding schools in County Durham.
8 catholic secondary schools in County Durham.
3 church of england secondary schools in County Durham.