St Helen Auckland Community Primary School
Manor Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9EN
203 pupils · 82% of 248 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- EDEN LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Free school meals
- 43.3%
Ofsted
No Ofsted rating — Not yet inspected
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 | 43% |
| 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?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.03 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 31 | 39 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 15 | 15 | 26 | 15 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
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
- Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Copeland Road Primary School 1.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Woodhouse Primary Academy 1.6 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland 2.1 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- St Anne's CofE Primary School 2.5 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Escomb Primary School 2.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
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.