Escomb Primary School
Three Lane Ends, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7SR
160 pupils · 76% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Free school meals
- 13.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 31 March 2026, published 7 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 57% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 4% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.88 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 17 | 15 | 43 | 16 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 22 | 22 | 61 | 22 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 18 | 12 | 51 | 18 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 21 | 18 | 58 | 21 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 24 | 19 | 53 | 24 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 20 | 17 | 53 | 20 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 22 | 19 | 59 | 22 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 29 | 67 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park 1.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Anne's CofE Primary School 1.9 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland 1.9 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Etherley Lane Primary School 2 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Woodhouse Primary Academy 2.2 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- St Helen Auckland Community Primary School 2.5 km · No Ofsted rating
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.