Primary and Secondary School Admission Guide How to Apply for a Primary Or Secondary School Place for Your Child

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Primary and Secondary School Admission Guide How to apply for a primary or secondary school place for your child

2019/2020

PLEASE REMEMBER TO APPLY ONLINE SEE PAGE 7

INTRODUCTION

Starting primary and secondary school is an important step for your child.

Choosing a school for your child is one of the most important decisions you will make as a parent and this guide is designed to help you to apply for a school place.

Children in County Durham are able to apply for schools with dedicated, talented staff and we are committed to working in close co-operation with school staff, governors and parents to make sure that all children in County Durham have an exciting, rewarding and successful experience in school.

We would advise you to

• read this Guide • visit schools on open days before making your final decision • consider how you will get your child to and from school.

We strongly advise you to apply online via the Parent Portal at www.durham.gov.uk/schooladmissions

If you are unable to apply online you can download a paper application form from www.durham.gov.uk/schooladmissions or contact us on 03000 265896 to request a paper application form.

If, after reading this Guide you have any further questions, please contact the School Places and Admissions Team on 03000 265896 or email [email protected]

Margaret Whellans Corporate Director Children and Young People’s Services

HOW TO APPLY FOR A SCHOOL PLACE FOR SEPTEMBER 2018 4 . When To Apply - Your Child’s Birthday 4 . Timeline For Your Child’s Primary Application 5 . Timeline For Your Child’s Secondary Application 6 . How To Apply Online 7 . How To Apply Using A Paper Application Form 8 . How To Complete Your Child’s Application 8 . Section A – Your Child’s Details 8 . Section B – The Parent/Carer’s Details 9 . Section C – Applying for a Voluntary (Aided) Faith School 9 . Section D – Medical Reasons/Social Reasons 10 . Section E - Late Application Infant, Junior and Primary School 10 - Late Application Secondary School 11 . Section F – Preferences 11 - Sibling Link 11 - Equal Preference 12 . Checking Your Address Details And Signing The Declaration 12 . Privacy Notice – including General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 13 . What If I Move Address? 13 . Returning Your Child’s Application Form 13 . Offering A School Place 14 . Withdrawing An Offer Of A School Place 14 . Applying for a School Place In Another Local Authority (including in year applications) 15 . Admission Of Children Below Compulsory School Age 16 . Reserving Places 17 . In Year Fair Access 17 . Children Of UK Service Personnel 17 . Department For Education 17 . What Happens If My Child’s Preferred School(s) Have Too Many Applications For The Places Available 18 . Oversubscription Criteria For Community And Voluntary Controlled Infant, Junior and Primary Schools 18 . Oversubscription Criteria For Community Secondary Schools, Foundation Schools And Academies 20 TRANSFERRING SCHOOLS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR 21 . Primary And Secondary Age Children 21 YOUR CHILD HAS NOT BEEN OFFERED YOUR FIRST PREFERENCE SCHOOL – WHAT TO 22 DO NEXT. . Waiting List 22 . Appealing For A School Place 22 . Appealing For A Place At A Voluntary (Aided) Faith School 23 . Appealing For A Place At Shotton Hall Academy, Easington Academy, Sacriston and Browney Academy 23 . Infant Class Size Legislation 23 . Appealing For A School Place (Primary And Secondary) – During The School Year 23 CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS (SEN) AND (OR) DISABILITIES 24 . Applying For A School Place If Your Child Has An Education, Health And Care Plan (EHCP) 24 HOME TO SCHOOL TRANSPORT 25 • 1) General Policy 25 • 2) National Extended Rights Policy 25 • Unsuitable Routes 26 • How We Measure Home To School For Transport Purposes 26 • Concessionary Travel 26 • Exceptional Circumstances 26 • Travel Assistance For Children With Special Educational Needs (SEN) And (Or) Disabilities 27 • Personal Budgets 27 • Declaration including GDPR 27 INDIVIDUAL PRIMARY SCHOOL/ACADEMY INFORMATION 28 INDIVIDUAL SECONDARY SCHOOL/ACADEMY INFORMATION 45

HOW TO APPLY FOR A SCHOOL PLACE FOR SEPTEMBER 2019

When To Apply - Your Child’s Birthday

Primary - Reception - your child’s birthday must fall between 1 September 2014 and 31 August 2015 to apply for a Primary School Place in Reception.

Primary - Junior Your child’s birthday must fall between 1 September 2011 and 31 August 2012 to apply for a Junior School Place.

Secondary - your child’s birthday must fall between 1 September 2007 and 31 August 2008 to apply for a Secondary School Place.

You must make an application for a school place for your child as there is no automatic transfer from

- Nursery School to Infant/Primary School; - Infant School to Junior School; - Primary School to Secondary School.

If your child is already attending a school and you want to transfer to an alternative school in the area you will need to complete an in-year transfer form. For details about this process go to page 21.

TIMELINE FOR YOUR CHILD’S PRIMARY APPLICATION

12 September 2018

Guide for Parents and application form are available Apply online at www.durham.gov.uk/schooladmissions

15 January 2019 Closing Date For Receipt of Applications

16 April 2019 If you applied online your child’s offer of a school place will be emailed to you. If you applied using a written application form a letter informing you of the school place offered will be sent to your home address.

30 April 2019 Deadline for parents to accept the place offered for their child

7 May 2019 Any vacancies arising will be offered from the waiting list

If you are not successful in obtaining any of your preferences and wish to appeal for a school place please email [email protected] or call 03000 265896

TIMELINE FOR YOUR CHILD’S SECONDARY APPLICATION

12 September 2018 Guide for Parents and application form are available Apply online at www.durham.gov.uk/schooladmissions

31 October 2018 Closing Date For Receipt of Applications

1 March 2019 If you applied online your child’s offer of a school place will be emailed to you. If you applied using a written application form a letter informing you of the school place offered will be sent to your home address.

15 March 2019 Deadline for parents to accept the place offered for their child

22 March 2019 Any vacancies arising will be offered from the waiting list

If you are not successful in obtaining any of your preferences and wish to appeal for a school place please email [email protected] or call 03000 265896

HOW TO APPLY ONLINE

You will need access to a computer linked to the internet (tablets such as an iPad and smartphones such as iPhone are also compatible) and a current e-mail address. If you do not have Internet access at home, staff in any of our libraries or One Point Hubs will be able to help you set up an e-mail address.

There are many benefits of applying online including:

. it’s quick, secure and easy to use; . it can be accessed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; . you can apply from home, work or a library; . your child’s application cannot get lost in the post; . the system guides you through the application process; . you will receive an e-mail confirmation of the receipt of your application; . you will receive an offer of a school place by email.

To complete the online application form:

. Go to the Synergy Parent Portal at www.durham.gov.uk/schooladmissions . Choose either Primary or Secondary . If this is your first application you will need to create an account or if you are returning to your application or adding another child please log in. . Follow the instructions for completing the form using the links provided.

- to apply for a school that is not in County Durham you will need to use the drop down menu and choose the correct LA before choosing the school.

. Press the ‘submit application’ button. . You will then receive an e-mail confirming receipt.

Please check your inbox for these emails. If you do not receive the email check your junk mail first then contact the School Places and Admissions Team on 03000 265896.

Please Note: As we near the closing date for applications, the School Places and Admissions Team download your information from the Parent Portal. You will therefore be unable to alter your application at this time and a message on the Parent Portal will advise you to email any further changes to us at [email protected]

SECONDARY – CLOSING DATE 31 OCTOBER 2018

PRIMARY – CLOSING DATE 15 JANUARY 2019

HOW TO APPLY USING A PAPER APPLICATION FORM

If you do not have access to a computer please complete an application form in writing. You can call the School Places and Admissions Team on 03000 265896 and ask for a form to be sent out to you.

If you do complete an application form in writing you will not receive a receipt from us. See “returning your child’s application form” on pages 13 and 14.

HOW TO COMPLETE YOUR CHILD’S APPLICATION

Please contact us on 03000 265896 if you require further information.

Section A - Your Child’s Details

When you complete the application you must give the child's current address at the time of application (see Declaration on page 12.) Please include the postcode so that we can assess your application correctly.

You must not give the address of child minders or other members of your family who may care for your child.

If you own more than one property, you should only state the property where you and the child actually live, or spend the most time at during the school year (i.e. Mondays to Fridays, term-time only). We will not consider temporary addresses as being the child's address. This means that if, for example, your child lives temporarily with other family members or moves to temporary accommodation for any reason, the child's address is the one where the child was living before the temporary move took place. 8

If parents are separated and the child lives for periods of time with each parent, the address used must be the property where the child is mainly resident during the school year i.e. Mondays to Fridays, term time only.

Section B - The Parent/Carer’s Details

Please complete this section. It is very important that all those with parental responsibility agree to this application. If this is not the case you are requested to email [email protected] to inform us of the details of the parent who does not agree.

You are asked to complete the form as a parent, legal guardian, Local Authority Foster Carer, Private Foster Carer or Social Worker. The following is a definition of each category:

Parent - A child's father or mother. Legal Guardian - A legal guardian is when a person (other than the child's parent or de facto custodian) has legal custody and control over a child. The guardian has the right to make all decisions concerning the child, and is legally responsible for the child. Local Authority Foster Carer – Usually long term but not exclusively – All children and young people in foster care are the responsibility of the Local Authority in the area where the child’s birth family is resident at the time of being taken into care. The key responsibility remains with that Local Authority regardless of whether they are placed in local authority foster care or with an independent fostering provider. Private Foster Carers – Usually short term but not exclusively - The parent(s) and/or other person with parental responsibility (PR) retains PR during a private fostering arrangement. They are responsible for any decisions about the child although they may wish to delegate certain responsibilities to the private foster carer, for example giving permission for immunisations and routine health care and agreeing to the child going on a school trip. Even where some powers are delegated, the parent or person with PR retains the final responsibility for the child’s care. A private fostering arrangement is essentially one that is made privately (without the involvement of a LA). Social Worker – is a professional concerned with helping individuals, families, groups and communities to enhance their individual and collective well-being.

Section C - Applying For A Voluntary (Aided) Faith School

You will only need to complete Section C if you are applying for a place for your child at a voluntary aided (faith) school. If you have included a voluntary aided (faith) school on your child’s application we will send your details to that school so that your child’s application can be considered, in line with the school's published admission policy and oversubscription criteria. The school will then provide us with a ranked list of applicants. This process will also apply in the case of academies, unless a service level agreement exists for us to undertake this function on their behalf.

We will co-ordinate all the applications to ensure that every child in Durham gets one offer of a school place. We will do this by applying the ranking information in the following way:

. where your child is eligible for a place at only one of the preferred schools/ academies, a place at that school/ academy will be offered to your child. . where your child is eligible for a place at two or more of the preferred schools/ academies, your child will be offered a place at whichever school/ academy you ranked the highest.

You can either contact the faith schools directly for their own admission criteria, or alternatively we have published their admission criteria on our website at www.durham.gov.uk/schooladmissions School admission arrangements 2019/2020 and we can offer a hard copy if you do not have internet access, please telephone 03000 265896). 9

Section D – Medical Reasons/Social Reasons

For medical reasons, please see oversubscription criterion ii for community and voluntary controlled infant, junior and primary schools on page 18 and for community secondary schools, foundation schools and academies on page 20.

For medical and social reasons please ensure that you attach supporting evidence from a professional dealing with your case i.e. a Doctor. The evidence must explain why your child requires their placement at a particular school rather than any other school and what difficulties would be caused if they had to attend an alternative school. Reasons such as food allergies and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) will not be considered as exceptional medical factors as all schools are able to effectively manage these.

Section E – Late Applications

Late Application - Infant, Junior And Primary School

Late applications which are received between 15 January 2019 and 6 March 2019 will be considered and, as far as possible, will be offered a school place on 16 April 2019.

Applications received by the closing date take priority over late applications. However, applications which are received for good reason after the closing date because of very exceptional circumstances will be accepted and treated as on time applications provided they are received before 6 March 2019, the date the allocation procedures begin.

If you believe that there are very exceptional circumstances which prevented submission of your child’s application form by the stated deadline, you must inform us in writing providing clear evidence so that we can consider why you were unable to submit an application form by the deadline of 15 January 2019.

We will consider each case on an individual basis and the decision will be final. You need to be aware that if it is agreed to consider your child’s application as late for very exceptional reasons this does not mean that your child can be offered a place. It simply means that your child’s application will be considered in accordance with the admission criteria along with all others which were received on time.

Late applications received on or after 6 March 2019 which are not deemed by us as on-time applications because of very exceptional circumstances will, on 7 May 2019 be offered a place in accordance with parental preference, where possible. If that is not possible, a place will be offered at the nearest school with places available.

For applications received between 8 May 2019 and 31 August 2019 inclusive, offer/refusal letters will be sent out within 14 days of us receiving the application. We will offer a place at the school highest in the parents order of preference that has a place available or, if this is not possible, at the nearest suitable school that has a place available. For those who do not receive a higher preferred school, the waiting lists will continue to operate. See page 22 for information on how waiting lists operate.

Late Application - Secondary School

Late applications which are received between 31 October 2018 and 26 January 2019 will be considered and, as far as possible, will be offered a school place on 1 March 2019.

Applications received by the closing date take priority over late applications, however, applications which are received for good reason after the closing date because of very exceptional circumstances will be accepted and treated as on time applications provided they are received before 28 January 2019, the date the allocation procedures begin.

If you believe that there are very exceptional circumstances which prevented submission of your child’s application form by the stated deadline, then you must inform us in writing providing evidence so that we can consider why you were unable to submit an application form by the deadline of 31 October 2018.

Late applications received on or after 28 January 2019 which are not deemed by us as on-time applications because of very exceptional circumstances will, on 22 March 2019 be offered a place in accordance with parental preference, where possible. If that is not possible, a place will be offered at the nearest school with places available.

For applications received between 22 March 2019 and 31 August 2019 inclusive, offer/refusal letters will be sent out within 14 days of us receiving the application. We will offer a place at the school highest in the parents order of preference that has a place available or, if this is not possible, at the nearest suitable school that has a place available. For those who do not receive a higher preferred school, the waiting lists will continue to operate. See page 22 for information on how waiting lists operate.

If your application form is received late your chances of being offered a place at one of your preferred schools will be greatly reduced.

Section F – Preferences

Please list 3 schools/academies in your child’s application and reason for your preference (optional).

Please put the schools/academies in preference order i.e. your first preference at number 1.

Choosing only one school/academy or repeating the name of the school/academy two or three times will not improve your chances of being offered a place at your first preference. If you only choose one school and your child’s application for your preferred school is not successful, we will offer your child a place at another school that may be further away from your home address.

Sibling Link

Please remember to enter all sibling link(s) details (including name, gender, date of birth) that your child will have at the school (please see oversubscription criteria iii on pages 19 and 20 for the definition of “sibling”. 11

Equal Preference

We will treat your first, second and third preferences as separate applications and work out if your child qualifies for a place. If your child qualifies for more than one school or academy you have listed, we will offer a place in your preference order. If you cannot be offered one of your preferences you will be offered a place at the nearest suitable school or academy with places available. The definition of a 'suitable school/academy' for our admissions purposes is a maintained school/academy that offers an efficient, full-time education suited to the age, ability, aptitude and any special educational needs of the child.

If you would like more information about our schools, please contact them directly. Details are at the back of this Guide.

Places are allocated by strictly applying the admission criteria for the school(s). The oversubscription criteria (used to rank applicants) for all community and voluntary controlled schools are on pages 18 to 21.

To request the oversubscription criteria for voluntary aided (faith) schools/academies please see www.durham.gov.uk/schooladmissions - School admission arrangements 2019/2020 or contact the establishment directly. All other academies except New Seaham Academy, have the same oversubscription criteria as community and voluntary controlled schools.

Checking Your Address Details And Signing The Declaration

DECLARATION - When submitting a written or on-line application for a school place for your child you are required to sign a declaration which states that you:

. have read, understood and agree to abide by the conditions as set out in this Admission Guide; . confirm that you have parental responsibility for the child (or have care and control of the child), and in seeking to apply for your child a school place, you have no knowledge of any opposition to this application from any other person who has parental responsibility for the child. (If applicable, you will inform us of the individual who opposes the transfer and supply their contact details by email to [email protected]); . will inform us immediately either by email to [email protected] or in writing to let us know of any change of address after the submission of your child’s application; . understand that your child’s school place can be withdrawn even if he/she has started at the school if the place was fraudulently obtained; . agree and consent to us sharing your data with other agencies, where it is necessary to do so and where the law allows, in accordance with the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (see our Corporate Privacy Statement at http://www.durham.gov.uk/dataprivacy under Schools and Education); . hereby agree and consent to us checking the details you have provided on this application against Council Tax, Electoral Registration and other Council records to confirm that the child is resident at the address in Section A of the application form or on line; . understand that if you have provided information that is incorrect or incomplete, you may be investigated and action may be taken against you (including court action). 12

Privacy Notice – General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Find out how and why we collect information about you, what we collect and who we share it with. Be aware of your rights, how to correct things that are wrong, and how to object to us using the data. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legally controls what data can be collected and what can be done with it. Our Corporate privacy statement (PDF, 170.6kb) explains how we will deal with your data. We are committed to dealing with your information safely and securely. We need to collect and share information in order to deliver our services effectively. We take our responsibility to protect your information seriously and we will use it in accordance with the legal requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation. We are a data controller for the purposes of GDPR. The information you provide to us on your child’s admissions application form and in any supporting documents will be used to process your child’s application and to ensure the efficient co- ordination and fair allocation of school places. We may also share this data for the following purposes:

. to enable the forward planning of school budgets; . to assist in the development of Policy proposals; . to assist with the provision of school transport; . for the prevention and/or detection of crime.

We may use the information you have provided for research and statistical purposes. We will ensure that statistics are developed in such a way that individual children cannot be identified from them.

What If I Move Address?

You must notify the School Places and Admissions Team in writing or via email at [email protected] immediately as this may affect the offer of a place made to your child.

You should also notify us in writing of any change in your circumstances which would affect the offer of a place, including a change in your school preference, or if you intend to move out of County Durham, or if you intend to place your child at an independent school. If you do intend to apply for a place for your child at an independent school you should apply directly to the independent school concerned.

Returning Your Child’s Application Form:

PLEASE DO NOT RETURN YOUR FORM TO THE SCHOOL. SCHOOLS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SEND YOUR CHILD’S APPLICATION FORM TO US.

We strongly advise you to return your child’s application form via the Post Office by "Royal Mail Signed for™" or “Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed” as it is your responsibility to ensure we receive your child’s application. The Post Office will give you a receipt.

The number on the receipt is a tracking number and you will be able to check online or via your mobile to see when your child’s application has been delivered to us at http://www.royalmail.com/personal/uk-delivery/signed-2nd-class as the delivery must be signed for; this is your confirmation that we have received your child’s application. 13

Please keep your receipt because if your child’s application form does not arrive in our office for any reason we will need to see your receipt as proof of postage prior to the deadline. If you are unable to provide your receipt, your child’s application will be treated as a late application. Please see pages 10 and 11 for information on late applications. If you decide to hand deliver your child’s application to County Hall or another Local Authority establishment you should request a receipt which will be dated by a member of staff on Reception, you must keep this receipt as proof of delivery. If you are unable to provide your receipt, your child’s application would be treated as a late application

Offering A School Place

We will identify the offer of a place for community and voluntary controlled schools as the admissions authority for these schools. If more children want a place than there are places available, we will offer places according to the admissions policy and oversubscription criteria. See pages 18 to 21.

Withdrawing An Offer Of A School Place

We will not withdraw an offer unless

. the place has been offered in error; or . it is established that the offer was obtained through a fraudulent or intentionally misleading information on the application.

Where the parent has not responded to the offer, we will give the parent a further opportunity to respond and explain that the offer may be withdrawn if they do not.

Applying For A School Place In Another Local Authority (this includes applying for a place during the school year).

We will liaise with other LA’s if applications are received for a place in another LA’s school/academy. You can also apply for a place outside of the County Durham area. If you do this online you will need to select the drop down box to choose the Local Authority first before choosing the school/academy.

If you live in County Durham but are applying for an in-year place for your child in another LA area you must make an application to the LA in which the school is located.

If you want to know more about schools in other LA areas you will need to contact the relevant LA for advice.

School Admissions Team, Sunderland Peoples Services, Civic 0191 [email protected] City Council Centre, Sunderland, 5205553 SR2 7DN School Organisation and 0191 Gateshead Admissions Team, Dryden 4332109 [email protected] Council Centre, Evistones Road, 4332757 Low Fell, NE9 5UR 4332756 School Admissions Team, Darlington Children Families and 01325 [email protected] Borough Council Learning, Town Hall, 406333 Darlington, DL1 5QT Children’s and Joint 01429 Commissioning Services, 523768 admissionsteam@hartlepool.gov.uk Hartlepool School Admissions Team 01429

Borough Council Hartlepool Borough 523765

CouncilBrierton Lane, 01429 Hartlepool, TS25 4AF 284368 School Admissions Team, Stockton Municipal Buildings, 01642 [email protected] Borough Council Church Road, Stockton- 526605 On-Tees, TS18 1XE Admissions Transport and North Welfare Team, County 01609 Yorkshire County [email protected] Hall, Northallerton, North 533679 Council Yorkshire, DL7 8AD School Admissions and Cumbria County Appeals, Cumbria House, 01228 [email protected] Council 117 Botchergate, Carlisle, 221582 CA1 1RD School Admissions, Northumberland County Hall, Morpeth, 01670 [email protected] County Council Northumberland, 624889 NE61 2EF

Admission Of Children Below Compulsory School Age, Deferred Entry To School And Admission Of Children Outside Their Normal Age Group

A child reaches compulsory school age on the prescribed day following their fifth birthday (or on their fifth birthday if it falls on a prescribed day). The prescribed days are 31 December, 31 March and 31 August.

Children born in the summer term, 1 April to 31 August, are not required to start school until a full school year after the point at which they could first have been admitted – the point at which other children in their age range are beginning Year 1. Before deciding to delay a child’s entry to school, we would recommend that parents visit the schools for which they are thinking of applying.

If you believe your child should be educated in a different year group, you must at the time of application submit information in support of the request demonstrating how it is in the best interests of the child to be admitted outside of their normal age group. Where a parent wants their child to be admitted out of their normal age group, we have two separate decisions to make:

. we must first decide on the age group the child should be admitted to, and . only once that decision has been made can we apply our oversubscription criteria to decide whether a place can be offered in that age group.

The process we and other admission authorities in the area have put in place:

. requires the parent to make an application for their child’s normal age group at the usual time, but enables them to submit a request for admission out of the normal age group at the same time . ensures that the parent receives the response to their request before primary school places are offered.

Where a parent’s request for delayed entry is agreed, they must make a new application as part of the main admissions round the following year. NB This request must be made on a paper application form. If the request for delayed entry is not agreed, the parent must decide whether to accept the offer of a place for the normal age group, or to refuse it and make an in year application for admission to Year 1 for the September following the child’s fifth birthday.

Please note that one admission authority cannot be required to honour a decision made by another admission authority on admission out of the normal age group. Parents therefore, should consider whether to request admission out of the usual year group at all their preference schools, rather than just their first preference schools.

Also please note that once your child has started school, you cannot request a delayed entry. Once a child has started school, it is the decision of the school as to which is the most appropriate year group/class your child will be educated in.

Where a child has been educated out of the normal age group, the parent may again request admission out of the normal age group when they transfer to junior or secondary school. It will be for the admission authority of that school to decide whether to admit the child out of their normal age group. A decision will be made on the basis of the circumstances of each case and will be in the child’s best interests, and will bear in mind the age group the child has been educated in up to that point.

Children are assessed when they reach the end of each key stage, not when they reach a particular age. There are no age requirements as to when children must take their GCSEs or other assessments.

Reserving Places

Places cannot be reserved in schools/ academies in the expectation of further applications from families moving into the area.

In-Year Fair Access

We have in place an In-Year Fair Access Protocol to ensure that access to education is secured quickly for children who have no school place. Admission of children under the In-Year Fair Access Protocol will take precedence over children on a waiting list who are attending another school.

Children covered by this protocol are any who are hard to place in a school and the protocol balances the circumstances of the child and the circumstances of the school. All schools in an area admit their fair share of children with challenging behaviour. For more information contact us on 03000 265896.

Children Of UK Service Personnel

For families of service personnel with a confirmed posting to the County Durham area, or crown servants returning from overseas to live in County Durham, we will allocate a place in advance of the family arriving in the area, provided the application is accompanied by an official letter that declares a relocation date and a Unit Postal Address or Quartering Area Address when considering the application against our oversubscription criteria. This will include accepting a Unit Postal Address or Quartering Area Address for a service child. We will not refuse a service child a place because the family does not currently live in the area, but cannot reserve blocks of places for these children.

In respect of applications received for children of UK service personnel for admission outside the normal admissions round (in-year applications), these children may be admitted under exceptional circumstances to a school that would otherwise breach Infant Class Size legislation, but only if the child would have been allocated a place at the school during the normal admissions round had the family been posted in the area at that time. We will need to consider the number of in- year applications made in respect of children of UK service personnel before making a final decision. Please note that this does not apply to these families who leave the UK service personnel and relocate to an address in County Durham.

Department For Education

We are also required by law to pass information to the Department for Education. If you need more information about how the Department for Education stores and uses your information please go to the following website: http://www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/datadatam/b00212337/datause

If you require any further information about the school admissions data that we hold or how we share it please contact the School Places and Admissions Team on 03000 265896.

WHAT HAPPENS IF MY CHILD’S PREFERRED SCHOOL(S) HAVE TOO MANY APPLICATIONS FOR THE PLACES AVAILABLE?

If a school/academy has too many applications for the places available they are known as an oversubscribed school.

Oversubscription Criteria For Community And Voluntary Controlled Infant, Junior And Primary Schools And Academies (but Not New Seaham Academy – Please see www.durham.gov.uk/schooladmissions or contact The School For This Information)

i. Children who are 'looked after' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order*.

A “looked after” child is a child who is, at the time of making an application to a school, in the care of a LA in England, or being provided with accommodation by a LA in England in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989). * An adoption order is an order under Section 12 of the Adoption Act 1976 or Section 46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. A “child arrangements order” is an order settling the arrangements to be made as to the person with whom the child is to live under Section 14 of the Children and Families Act 2014. Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 defines a 'special guardianship order' as an order appointing one or more individuals to be a child's special guardian (or special guardians).

ii. Medical reasons - children with very exceptional medical factors directly related to school placement.

Some admission authorities will consider individual applications for children with very exceptional medical factors directly related to school placement. This type of application must be supported in writing by relevant professional agencies i.e. a doctor and it is the parents’ responsibility to provide the relevant documentation. This supporting evidence should be wholly persuasive and set out the particular reasons why your child requires their placement at a particular school rather than any other school and the difficulties that would be caused if they had to attend another school. Reasons such as food allergies and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) will not be considered as exceptional medical factors as all schools are able to effectively manage these. Supporting evidence will be considered by the relevant admission authority and may require liaison with relevant health care professionals. The provision of any information/evidence does not necessarily in itself guarantee the offer of a place at your desired school. The relevant admission authority will make the final decision on the application.

iii. Sibling links Children who have a sibling** already attending the school and who is expected to be on roll at the school at the time of admission.

** Sibling is defined as children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers or sisters, half brothers or sisters, adopted brothers or sisters, step brothers or sisters and children of the parent/carer's partner. Some schools give priority to siblings of children attending another community and voluntary controlled school with which they have close links (for example, schools on the same site). These are called linked schools. Where this is the case, this is indicated in the "individual school information" at the back of this Guide.

Please indicate when applying if there is either:

. a sibling currently attending the school for which you have applied, or . a sibling who will be attending the linked school.

The linked schools are:

1. Consett Infant and Consett Junior 2. South Stanley Infant and South Stanley Junior 3. Cockton Hill Infant and Cockton Hill Junior 4. Acre Rigg Infant and Acre Rigg Academy 5. Cotsford Infant and Cotsford Junior iv. Distance Children who live nearest the preferred school/academy measured by the shortest walking route (See home to school transport on page 25).

This will be based on the child's address.

Oversubscription Criteria For Community Secondary Schools, Foundation Schools And Academies (For Faith Academies And The UTC) Please Contact The Schools For This Information or look on www.durham.gov.uk/schooladmissions - School admission arrangements 2019/2020.

Where there are more requests for places than those available, the following oversubscription criteria will be used to allocate places strictly in order of priority: i. Children who are 'looked after' or a child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements, or special guardianship order*.

A “looked after” child is a child who is, at the time of making an application to a school, (a) in the care of a LA in England, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a LA in England in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989).

* An adoption order is an order under Section 12 of the Adoption Act 1976 or Section 46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. A “child arrangements order” is an order settling the arrangements to be made as to the person with whom the child is to live under Section 14 of the Children and Families Act 2014. Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 defines a 'special guardianship order' as an order appointing one or more individuals to be a child's special guardian (or special guardians). ii. Medical reasons - children with very exceptional medical factors directly related to school placement.

** Sibling is defined as children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers or sisters, half brothers or sisters, adopted brothers or sisters, step brothers or sisters and children of the parent/carer's partner. Parents should indicate when applying if there is a sibling currently attending the school for which they have applied. vi. Applicants to their nearest school - those children who have applied for a place at the nearest school to their home address measured by the shortest walking route. (See home to school transport on page 25).

v. All other applicants

Tie Breaker

Where the schools are oversubscribed within any of the above categories the following tiebreakers will be applied:

a) For those children who have applied for a place at the nearest school to their home address (criterion iv), priority will be given to those who would otherwise have to travel the furthest distance to the next nearest school/academy. b) For other children (criterion v), priority will be given to those children who live nearest to the school applied for. c) In the unlikely event of the school being oversubscribed within criterion (i), (ii) or (iii), priority will be given to those children who live nearest to the school applied for.

Please note that if only one final place can be offered and 2 applicants live equidistant from the school our system of random allocation will apply.

TRANSFERRING SCHOOLS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR

You may need to transfer your child from one school to another during the school year. This may be due to a house move or another reason.

A child can only transfer to another school/academy if places are available.

We advise parents/carers not to withdraw their child from one school/academy before admission to another has been agreed. It is expected that your child will continue to attend their current school/academy during the transfer process.

Both parents must agree to the transfer regardless of who the child lives with.

Primary and Secondary Age Children

Please contact The School Places and Admissions Team on 03000 265896 to discuss the transfer of your child(ren) to another school.

If there are no places available at your preferred school, please see information on waiting lists on page 22.

YOUR CHILD HAS NOT BEEN OFFERED YOUR FIRST PREFERENCE SCHOOL – WHAT TO DO NEXT.

Waiting List

If you have not been offered your highest preference school you can add your child’s name to the waiting list at a community or voluntary controlled school or academy. To add your child’s name to the waiting list at a voluntary aided (faith) school/academy please contact the relevant school.

If you wish your child’s name to remain on a waiting list you should inform us by email at [email protected] or in writing to School Places and Admissions Team, Children and Young People’s Services, County Hall, Durham DH1 5UJ between 7 May - 30 June 2020. If you do not contact us your child’s name will be removed from the waiting list at the end of the school year i.e. July 2020.

You should be prepared to take up a place as soon as it is offered and specifically within two weeks of the offer of a place.

If you move house whilst your child’s name is on the waiting list you must let us know in writing immediately. We can then place your child in the correct position on the waiting list and will contact you if a place becomes available to which your child is entitled. Proof of address will be required.

All offers of a school place from any waiting list will be made by us.

Appealing For A School Place

If we are not able to offer one of your preferred schools please contact one of the Appeal Officers on 03000 265896 to discuss the appeals process.

Reason for your appeal. Before deciding whether to appeal, you may want to consider:

. Contacting us on 03000 265896 to be advised of alternative schools with places available; . A visit to alternative schools / academies that still have places available; . The admission policy for admitting children to your preferred school; . Your reasons for wanting your child to attend your preferred school; and . How strong a case you have i.e. you must be able to persuade an Independent Appeal Panel that your child’s need to have a place granted at the school is greater than the school’s belief that there will be a negative impact on those children on roll in that year group if another child is admitted. If you are not able to persuade the Panel that this is the case, then your appeal will be dismissed.

If you still wish to appeal you will need to ensure that your appeal is heard with applicants for the same school by the end of the summer term therefore you will need to submit your appeal by

Primary 17 May 2019 Secondary 12 April 2019

Appeals not submitted by this date will still be heard, however this will be at a later date. Please note that there may already have been successful appeals which makes it more difficult for your appeal to be successful.

You can appeal for more than one school/academy in order of priority. You may want to attend an appeal for more than one school/academy. The outcome of one does not affect the other and accepting a place at an alternative school does not affect the outcome of your appeal. 22

You can only appeal once per academic year for admission of your child to a particular year group.

We will only offer a second appeal for the same academic year where we accept there has been a significant and material change in the circumstances of the parent or child, such as a change of address.

Your appeal will be heard within the following timescales:

. For applications made in the normal admissions round, appeals will be heard within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals; . For late applications, appeals should be heard within 40 school days from the deadline for lodging appeals, where possible, or within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.

For information on transferring schools during the school year (in year) applications see page 21 and appealing for a school place during the school year see page 23.

Please note that if your appeal is successful and it is not your nearest suitable school/academy, you will be responsible for transporting your child to school (see page 25 Home to School Transport).

Appealing For A Place At A Voluntary (Aided) Faith School

You will need to contact the school directly for their admission appeal process and appeal forms.

Appealing For A Place At Shotton Hall Academy, Easington Academy and Sacriston and Browney Academy

You will need to contact the school directly for their admission appeal process and appeal forms.

Infant Class Size Legislation

By law, infant classes must not have more than 30 children.

By law an appeal can only be successful if one or more of the following circumstances apply:

. If we have made an error and not offered places in line with this Guide.

. If we have acted unreasonably* by not offering you a place at an alternative school.

Unreasonableness (an objective test defined by the Courts as a decision that no Local Authority in the country would have made, in all the circumstances of the case, and/or beyond the range of response open to a reasonable Local Authority making the decision). You are advised to email the School Places and Admissions Team on [email protected] or call 03000 265896 if you are considering appealing for a place at a school as the appeal officers will be able to explain in more detail about the law relating to infant class sizes.

Appealing For A School Place (Primary & Secondary) During The School Year

If we are not able to offer a place at the school you wish to transfer to, please contact one of the Appeal Officers on 03000 265896 to discuss the appeals process. If you do decide to appeal after considering the reasons for appeal on page 22, your appeal will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.

Please note any queries around your child’s appeal will be answered in either the admission appeal documentation which is sent to you at least 7 days prior to the appeal hearing or discussed during the group appeal where all parents will be in attendance. 23

CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS (SEN) AND (OR) DISABILITIES

Nearly all children and young people with SEN and (or) disabilities in County Durham can be successfully included in mainstream education but there may be times in their school life that some children will need additional help with their learning. This can normally be provided within their own school, in partnership with the child, young person, parents or carers and with the involvement of other agencies as appropriate.

However if your child has a severe learning difficulty following an assessment which will take account of the views of the child and parent as well as seeking advice from the child's teacher and other specialists where necessary, we may decide to issue a SEN Support Plan or an Education, Health and Care Plan. Both of these plans will include outcomes that we all want to achieve and provide details of the support needed. Children, young people and their parents or carers will be involved in making decisions about the support needed to meet the agreed outcomes within a plan.

Parents who want further information regarding their child's difficulties should contact the school SENCO or the Head Teacher in the first instance.

Applying For A School Place If Your Child Has An Education, Health And Care Plan (EHC Plan)

Children and young people with an Education, Health and Care Plan follow a separate transfer process to a new school. Please contact our SEN team on 03000 265878.

HOME TO SCHOOL TRANSPORT

In September 2019, free school transport will be provided as follows:

1) General Policy To qualify for free home to school transport, children of compulsory school age are required to attend the nearest suitable school, where the home to school distance (based on the child’s address) using the shortest route is over 2 miles for children up to the age of 8 years. At the start of the academic year, after the child’s 8th birthday, a reassessment will take place as children 8 years and over will only qualify for transport assistance if the shortest route is over 3 miles. 2) National Extended Rights Policy

If your child does not qualify for transport under (1) above a national policy provides extended rights to children who are eligible for free school meals; or whose parents receive their maximum level of Working Tax Credit (WTC) i.e. reduction to the income must be £0.00 on your award notice or any level of Universal Credit. This policy provides transport for:

Primary Children – age 8 but under 11 years, transport will be provided to the nearest suitable school where that school is more than 2 miles from the child’s home.

Secondary Children – transport to one of the 3 nearest suitable qualifying secondary schools where the school is more than 2 but less than 6 miles from the child’s home OR transport to the nearest suitable secondary school preferred because of your religion or belief for children whose parent(s) adhere* to that particular faith, where that school is more than 2 but less than 15 miles from the child’s home. *Parental adherence is defined as to the Roman Catholic faith where at least one parent and the child are baptised Roman Catholic or to the Anglican faith where at least one parent is a confirmed Anglican and the child is baptised Anglican. If you are applying for transport to a Roman Catholic or Anglican Secondary School you will need to provide the following:

• Roman Catholic Baptismal Certificates. If these are not available please attach a letter from your Parish Priest confirming that at least 1 parent and the child are baptised Roman Catholic. • Anglican Confirmation and Baptismal Certificates. If these are not available please attach a letter from your Vicar confirming that at least 1 parent is a confirmed Anglican and the child is baptised Anglican.

After reading the above, if you believe you qualify for free home to school transport, please complete an application on line at www.durham.gov.uk – Home to School Transport or request an application form by calling 03000 26 4444 Option 1. 25

Unsuitable Routes

We may have a duty to provide free travel where the walking route has been assessed as unsuitable by us. The Courts have determined that a route is available if a child/young person, accompanied as necessary, can walk along it with reasonable safety. We have an agreed policy on the criteria to be used when assessing whether a route is suitable and will apply this policy in all circumstances. If a route can be made suitable, or if an alternative suitable walking route can be identified and transport had been provided, this will then be removed. How We Measure Home To School For Transport Purposes

A Geographic Information System (GIS) is used to identify and measure the shortest route. The GIS only identifies routes on the Ordnance Survey Integrated Transport Network (ITN) and Urban Paths Network (UPN), which are national recognised datasets.

The LA will not include any other routes or use other methods of measurement.

In all cases the GIS identifies the route to be measured by connecting in a straight line the centre point* of the child’s house or in the case of a flat from the centre point* of the building, to the closest point on the nearest route on the ITN/UPN to the nearest school site entrance.

The GIS identifies all routes and undertakes ALL measures in exactly the same way for every child. The LA uses the same system for all children to identify or measure a route. This is to provide consistency and fairness for ALL children.

* In accordance with the co-ordinates of the Basic Land and Property Unit on the National Land and Property Gazetteer.

Concessionary Travel

If your child is not eligible for free travel you may be able to apply for a concessionary seat. Where there are spare places on school transport they may be an opportunity to buy a seat for your child.

There is a charge for a concessionary seats provided by the council which may be paid in instalments (however some schools have their own schemes and you should contact the school for further details). For further information on concessionary travel please contact the Integrated Passenger Transport Team, telephone 03000 264444 (option 3) or email [email protected]

You are strongly advised to visit our website for up to date information on the provision of any home to school transport or contact the School Places and Admissions Team (Transport Entitlement) on 03000 265896.

For full details of the policy and general principles applying to free travel please see our website www.durham.gov.uk/schooltransport

Exceptional Circumstances

It may be that you believe your child should be considered for transport due to exceptional circumstances. If you are applying on the basis of exceptional circumstances, please email [email protected]

Travel Assistance For Children With SEN And (Or) Disabilities

Free travel is generally made available to enable children and young people with a Statement of Special Educational Needs or an Education, Health and Care Plan to attend the nearest suitable primary or secondary school and where the home to school distance is over 2 miles for children up to the age of 8 years. At the start of the academic year, after the child’s 8th birthday, a reassessment will take place as children 8 years and over will only qualify for transport assistance if the shortest route is over 3 miles.

If parents decide to send their child to another school then they will be responsible for the cost of transporting their child to that school.

Personal Budgets

The parent/carer of a child with an Education, Health and Care Plan, or the young person if he or she is between the ages of 16 and 25 years, can request a personal budget for some or all of the provision. In making a decision whether to award a personal budget, we would have to be satisfied that:

. Any different arrangements would meet the needs of the child/young person; and . No additional costs would be incurred by us.

It is important to note if you wish to be awarded a personal budget that the responsibility of employing a taxi company, driver and passenger assistant will be that of the parents.

Declaration - When submitting a written or on-line application for home to school transport for your child you are required to sign a declaration as follows:

Durham County Council is under a duty to protect the public funds it administers, and may use the information you have provided on the S20 application form for the prevention and detection of fraud. You will need to declare that you:

- have read, and agree to abide by, the conditions as set out in the home to school transport policy; - are the parent/carer who has parental responsibility for the child and all those with parental responsibility agree to the child’s application; - agree and consent to us sharing your data with other agencies, where it is necessary to do so and where the law allows, in accordance with the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (see our Corporate Privacy Statement at http://www.durham.gov.uk/dataprivacy under Schools and Education); - will inform us immediately by email to [email protected] or in writing, of any change of address; - understand that if you have provided information that is incorrect or incomplete, Durham County Council will withdraw your child’s travel assistance immediately, all costs will need to be repaid, you may be investigated and we may take action against you (this may include court action).

Individual school/academy information

The following lists contain useful information about our schools/academies in County Durham. Every school/academy also publishes its own booklet of information. Parents interested in obtaining copies should contact the schools/academies, and/or visit their websites.

Schools/academies also hold open days/evenings in order to give parents more information. You should contact the school/academy for more details.

School and (L) indicates a Linked School see page 19 for information. Addresses

Age Range (N) Indicates a school which has a nursery unit.

For community and voluntary controlled schools, the PAN is set by Durham LA, in consultation with the school. It represents the maximum PAN 2019/2020 number of children likely to be admitted to the Reception Class (or Year (Published 3 in the case of junior schools) or Year 7 in secondary schools during the Admission Number): academic year 2019/2020. For voluntary aided (faith) schools, the Governing Body is the admission authority and for academies it is the relevant Academy Trust and these set the PAN.

Primary – This total includes all applications made for the school. Total Number of Applicants for Secondary – This total does not include lower preferences where a 2018/19 higher preference could be offered.

This column shows how the last place at the school was offered for those schools that received more applications than there were places available (i.e. oversubscribed). The last place was offered on the basis This will give you an indication of the likelihood of your child being of: offered a place at your preferred school, however, it cannot be relied upon as there are many variables that could affect the allocation of school places each year (e.g. number of applicants, number of siblings, distance from school etc.)

• All foundation schools and non-faith academies have the same admission policy and oversubscription criteria as those for community and voluntary controlled secondary schools. • If you are considering applying for a place in a voluntary aided (faith) school/academy, please either contact the school directly or alternatively we have published their particular admission oversubscription criteria on our website at www.durham.gov.uk/schooladmissions - School admission arrangements 2019/2020 (a hard copy is available if you do not have internet access, please telephone 03000 265896). • Applications can be made to the UTC South Durham (which are for the age range 14-19 by contacting the UTC Durham directly.

INDIVIDUAL PRIMARY SCHOOL/ACADEMY INFORMATION

North Area

Nursery Schools

Age School and Address Tel No Range Beechdale Nursery (01207) Nursery Beechdale Road, Consett 505752 Oxhill Nursery (01207) Nursery Oxhill, Stanley 232266

Special Schools

School and Address Tel No Croft Community School (01207) Greencroft Road End, Annfield Plain, Stanley 234547 Villa Real School (01207) Villa Real Road, Consett 503651

Community, voluntary controlled schools and non-faith academies

Total No of Total No. The last place School Age PAN Applicants of Places was offered School and Address Tel No Ref No Range 2019/2020 For offered up on the basis 2018/19 to 20/6/18 of: Annfield Plain Infant (01207) 2213 Northgate, Annfield Plain, 4-7 40 63 39 Stanley 234691

Annfield Plain Junior (01207) 2212 Front Street, Annfield 7-11 42 38 35 Plain, Stanley 234531

Beamish Primary (0191) 3-11 2205 Co-operative Villas, 12 12 5 Beamish, Stanley 3700181 (N) Benfieldside Primary (01207) 3-11 2749 Moorlands, Blackhill, 45 55 21 Consett 591369 (N) Bloemfontein Primary (01207) 2233 The Middles Craghead 4-11 24 35 23 Stanley 232198 Bournmoor Primary Lambourne Close, (0191) 2146 4-11 25 32 15 Bournmoor, Houghton-le- 3854291 Spring Bullion Lane Primary (0191) 3-11 2745 Bullion Lane, Chester-le- 45 54 36 Street 3882482 (N) Burnhope Primary (01207) 3-11 2261 Langley Avenue, Burhope, 15 9 6 Durham 520243 (N)

Burnopfield Primary (01207) 3-11 2234 Front Street, Burnopfield, 50 73 52 Newcastle-upon-Tyne 270397 (N) 29

Total No. The last place Total No of School Age PAN of Places was offered School and Address Tel No Applicants Ref No Range 2019/2020 offered up on the basis for 2018/19 to 20/6/18 of: Burnside Primary (01207) 3-11 2232 Mendip Terrace, South 30 44 29 Stanley, Stanley 234020 (N) Castleside Primary (01207) Distance 2266 Moorland Crescent, 4-11 20 44 22 0.816 Castleside, Consett 508237 Catchgate Primary (01207) 3-11 2210 Blackett Street, Catchgate, 38 57 36 Annfield Plain, Stanley 234252 (N) Cestria Primary (0191) Distance Church Chare, 2133 4-11 60 177 61 2.149 Chester-le-Street 3882483 Chester-Le-Street CE (Controlled) Primary (0191) 3031 4-11 60 72 37 Hilda Park, Chester-le- 3882328 Street Collierley Primary (01207) 2208 Front Street, Dipton, 4-11 28 31 18 Stanley 570298 Consett Infant School (01207) 3-7 Distance and Nursery Unit (L) 2278 60 124 60 1.818 Teesdale Street, Consett 504464 (N) Consett Junior (L) (01207) 2277 7-11 60 58 53 Beechdale Road, Consett 504431

Delves Lane Primary (01207) 3-11 2272 50 67 42 Delves Lane, Consett 502619 (N) East Stanley School (01207) 2217 Chester Road, East 4-11 36 56 25 Stanley,Stanley 233611 Ebchester Church of (01207) 3063 England Primary School 4-11 15 41 12 Ebchester, Consett 560349 Edmondsley Primary (0191) 3-11 2105 Front Street, Edmondsley, 25 51 25 Durham 3710443 (N) Fencehouses Woodlea Primary (0191) 3-11 2126 30 63 27 Fence Houses, Houghton- 3852675 (N) le-Spring Greenland Community Primary (01207) 3526 4-11 51 101 53 South Moor Road South 232147 Moor Stanley Lanchester Endowed Parochial (Controlled) (01207) 3-11 3213 52 87 58 Primary Front Street, 520436 (N) Lanchester, Durham Langley Park Primary (0191) 3-11 2729 30 27 19 Langley Park, Durham 3731398 (N) Leadgate Primary (01207) 3-11 2259 West Street and Alder 30 57 30 Grove, Leadgate, Consett 503656 (N) Lumley Infant and (0191) 3-7 2108 Nursery School, Great 60 62 44 Lumley, Chester-le-Street 3885292 (N)

Total No. of The last place PAN Total No of School Age Places was offered School and Address Tel No 2019/20 Applicants Ref No Range offered up on the basis 20 for 2018/19 to 20/6/18 of: Lumley Junior (0191) 2107 Cocken Lane, Lumley, 7-11 60 33 31 Chester-le-Street 3882310 Moorside Primary (01207) 3-11 2276 Chester Road, Moorside, 26 25 11 Consett 509724 (N) Newker Primary (0191) 3-11 2943 Waldridge Road, 60 116 58 Chester-le-Street 3887099 (N) Ouston Primary (0191) 2136 Arisaig, Ouston, 4-7 45 57 25 Chester-le-Street 4102599 Pelton Community Primary (0191) 3-11 2005 55 54 31 Pelton Site, Chester-le- 3700260 (N) Street Red Rose Primary (0191) 2125 York Terrace, Chester-le- 4-11 45 168 45 Street 3886251 Roseberry Primary (0191) 3-11 2744 Pelton Lane, Chester-le- 37 47 30 Street 3700182 (N) Sacriston Academy (0191) 3-11 2021 50 47 30 Witton Road Sacriston 3710777 (N)

Shield Row Primary (01207) 2017 4-11 30 38 19 Shield Row, Stanley 239661 Shotley Bridge Primary Infant – Benfieldside Road (01207) 2257 Junior – Snows Green 4-11 60 121 59 Road 260 444 Shotley Bridge, Consett South Stanley Infant (L) (01207) 3-7 2225 Tyne Road, South Stanley, 60 75 36 Stanley 232445 (N) South Stanley Junior (L) (01207) 2226 Tyne Road, South Stanley, 7-11 52 54 50 Stanley 232059 Tanfield Lea Community (01207) 3522 Primary, Tanfield Lea, 4-11 50 76 43 Stanley 234500 The Grove Primary (01207) 3-11 2269 Oakfield Lane, The Grove, 25 40 22 Consett 502938 (N) West Pelton Primary (0191) 2114 4-11 15 22 16 West Pelton, Stanley 3700238

Witton Gilbert Primary (0191) 2462 4-11 30 67 30 Sacriston Lane. Durham 3710424

Voluntary Aided (Faith) Schools

Total No. of Total No of School Age PAN Places School and Address Tel No Applicants Ref No Range 2019/2020 offered up to for 2018/19 20/6/18 All Saint's Catholic Voluntary (01207) 3413 Aided Primary 4-11 30 50 21 Kitswell Road, Lanchester 520435 Bishop Ian Ramsey Church of (01207) 3411 England Primary 4-11 30 60 27 Manor Road, Medomsley, Consett 560235 Our Lady and St Joseph's Roman (01207) 3409 Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary 4-11 17 31 16 Brooms, St Ives Road, Leadgate, 503979 Consett St Bede's Roman Catholic (0191) 3344 Voluntary Aided Primary 4-11 15 22 12 Front Street, Sacriston, Durham 3710272 St Benet's Roman Catholic (0191) 3-11 3346 Voluntary Aided Primary 30 53 30 St. Benet’s Way, Ouston 4105857 (N) St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic (0191) 3343 Voluntary Aided Primary Ropery 4-11 30 47 21 Lane, Chester-le-Street 3882305 St Joseph's Roman Catholic (01207) 3381 Voluntary Aided Primary 4-11 30 73 29 Front Street, Stanley 232624 St Mary's Roman Catholic (01207) 3401 Voluntary Aided Primary 4-11 30 70 30 Pemberton Road, Blackhill, Consett 502657 St Mary's Roman Catholic (01207) 3384 Voluntary Aided Primary 4-11 21 45 18 Hustledown, South Moor, Stanley 232189 St Patrick's Roman Catholic (01207) 3-11 3404 Voluntary Aided Primary 60 99 54 Stanley Street, Consett 503982 (N) St Patrick's Roman Catholic (01207) 3382 Voluntary Aided Primary 4-11 25 47 24 North Road, Flint Hill, Dipton 570316 St Pius X Roman Catholic (01207) 3403 Voluntary Aided Primary 4-11 15 32 10 Thornfield Road, The Grove, Consett 503604

If you are considering applying for a place in a voluntary aided (faith) school for your child you should contact the school directly for their admission criteria or go to www.durham.gov.uk/schooladmissions School admission arrangements 2019/2020.

South West Area

Nursery School

School and Address Tel No Age Range Aclet Close Nursery (01388) Nursery Aclet Close, Bishop Auckland 603006 Etherley Lane Nursery (01388) Nursery Hazel Grove, Bishop Auckland 604835 Oxclose Nursery (01388) Nursery Oxclose Crescent, Spennymoor 814970 Tudhoe Moor Nursery (01388) Nursery Tudhoe Moor 816112

Special Schools

School and Address Tel No The Meadows (01388) Whitworth Lane, Spennymoor 811178 The Oaks (01388) Rock Road, Spennymoor 827380 Evergreen (01388) Warwick Road, Bishop Auckland 459721 Windlestone (01388) Dene Bridge View, Chilton, Ferryhill 720337

Community, Voluntary Controlled Schools and Non-Faith Academies

Total No. The last Total No of School Age PAN of Places place was School and Address Tel No Applicants Ref No Range 2019/2020 offered up offered on for 2018/19 to 20/6/18 the basis of: Broom Cottages Primary (01740) 3-11 2400 & Nursery School 45 70 40 Broom Cottages, Ferryhill 651363 (N) Butterknowle Primary (01388) 2413 Butterknowle, Bishop 4-11 12 13 7 Auckland 718369 Byers Green Primary (01388) 2351 4-11 15 11 8 Wear View, Byers Green 603483

Chilton Primary (01388) 3-11 2002 56 33 29 Chilton, Ferryhill 720255 (N) Cleves Cross Primary (01740) 3-11 Distance and Nursery School 2397 30 68 30 2.946 Cleves Cross, Ferryhill 651599 (N) Cockfield Primary (01388) 3-11 2440 Front Street, Cockfield, 15 17 10 Bishop Auckland 718263 (N) Cockton Hill Infant (L) (01388) 2434 McIntyre Terrace, Cockton 4-7 60 89 53 Hill, Bishop Auckland 604627

Total No. The last Total No of School Age PAN of Places place was School and Address Tel No Applicants Ref No Range 2019/2020 offered up offered on for 2018/19 to 20/6/18 the basis of: Cockton Hill Junior (L) (01388) 2433 McIntyre Terrace, Cockton 7-11 60 62 60 Hill, Bishop Auckland 602058 Copeland Road Primary (01388) 2704 West Auckland, Bishop 4-11 25 40 18 Auckland 832576 Cotherstone Primary (01833) 2185 Cotherstone, Barnard 4-11 12 11 4 Castle 650491 Coxhoe Primary (0191) 2372 Cornforth Lane, Coxhoe, 377029 4-11 52 98 48 Durham 4 Dean Bank Primary (01740) 3-11 2385 30 30 20 Dean Bank, Ferryhill 651512 (N)

Escomb Primary (01388) 2417 4-11 30 70 29 Escomb, Bishop Auckland 603273 Etherley Lane School Clarence Gardens, (01388) 2401 4-11 49 74 39 Etherley Lane, Bishop 603105 Auckland Evenwood Church of (01388) 3-11 3130 England Primary 15 18 8 New Road, Evenwood 832047 (N) Ferryhill Station Primary (01740) 2368 4-11 15 20 10 Ferryhill Station, Ferryhill 651291 Forest-of-Teesdale Primary (01833) 2410 4-11 5 1 1 Forest-of-Teesdale, 622220 Barnard Castle Gainford Church of England (Controlled) (01325) 3131 Primary 4-11 15 16 11 Low Road Gainford, 730274 Darlington Green Lane Church of England (Controlled) (01833) 3121 4-11 38 56 28 Primary, Green Lane, 690298 Barnard Castle Ingleton Church of England (Controlled) (01325) 3134 Primary, Manor Road, 4-11 15 22 8 Ingleton, Gainford, 730366 Darlington King Street Primary (01388) 2750 High Grange Road 4-11 30 78 25 Spennymoor 816078 Kirk Merrington Primary (01388) 2361 South View, Kirk 4-11 25 55 19 Merrington, Spennymoor 816230 Middlestone Moor Primary (01388) 3-11 2001 38 57 26 Rock Road, Middlestone 816351 (N) Moor, Spennymoor Middleton-In-Teesdale (01833) 3-11 2430 Primary, Town End, 25 14 13 Middleton-in-Teesdale, 640382 (N) Montalbo Primary (01833) 3-11 2442 Fairfield Road, Barnard 30 54 19 Castle 637718 (N)

Total No. The last Total No of School Age PAN of Places place was School and Address Tel No Applicants Ref No Range 2019/2020 offered up offered on for 2018/19 to 20/6/18 the basis of: North Park Primary (01388) 3-11 2003 St. Andrew’s Lane, 38 43 28 Spennymoor 815943 (N) Oakley Cross Primary (01388) 3-11 2330 Oakley Cross, West 26 37 17 Auckland 833186 (N) Ox Close Primary (01388) 2394 4-11 45 99 43 Oxclose, Spennymoor 814860 Prince Bishop's Community Primary, (01388) 3-11 3516 30 36 17 Gibson Street, Coundon 451278 (N) Grange Ramshaw Primary (01388) 2409 Ramshaw, Oaks Bank, 4-11 11 16 14 Evenwood 832411 Rosa Street Academy (01388) 2016 4-11 30 35 18 Rosa Street, Spennymoor 815427 St Andrew's Primary (01388) 2705 St Andrew's Road, Bishop 4-11 25 46 22 Auckland 605385 St Anne's Church of (01388) Distance 3123 England Primary 4-11 30 117 31 Warwick Road, Bishop 603359 0.780 Auckland St Helen Auckland Community Primary (01388) 3-11 2419 30 46 30 Manor Road, St Helen 604168 (N) Auckland Staindrop Church of England (Controlled) (01833) 3141 4-11 30 29 20 Primary, Black Swan 660334 Wynd, Staindrop. (01388) Distance 2423 Thornhill Primary 4-11 30 80 30 Thornhill Gardens, Shildon 772906 0.927 Timothy Hackworth (01388) 3-11 2438 Primary Byerley Road, 60 79 44 Shildon 772959 (N) (01388) Distance 2426 Toft Hill Primary 4-11 26 65 30 Toft Hill, Bishop Auckland 832393 2.596 Tudhoe Colliery Primary Front (01388) Distance 2379 (an Academy), 4-11 30 79 30 Street, Tudhoe Colliery, 814399 1.517 Spennymoor (01388) 3-11 Distance 2009 Victoria Lane Academy 30 42 30 Victoria Lane, Coundon, 603588 (N) 0.408 West Cornforth Primary (01740) 2370 High Street, West 4-11 30 25 22 Cornforth 654315 Woodhouse Community (01388) 3-11 3523 Primary, Walker Drive, 30 39 27 Bishop Auckland 602885 (N) Woodland Primary, The (01388) 2428 Edge, Woodland, Bishop 4-11 12 6 2 Auckland 718271

Voluntary Aided Schools

Total No. of Total No of School Age PAN Places School and Address Tel No Applicants Ref No Range 2019/2020 offered up to for 2018/19 20/6/18 Bowes Hutchinson's Church of (01833) 3303 England (Aided) Primary 4-11 10 6 4 Bowes, Barnard Castle 628291 St Chad's Roman Catholic Voluntary (01388) 3465 Aided Primary 4-11 15 32 15 The Baltic, Witton Park, Bishop 603632 Auckland St Charles' Roman Catholic (01388) 3444 Voluntary Aided Primary 4-11 30 59 30 Durham Road, Spennymoor 814285 St John's Church of England Aided (01388) 3-11 3513 Primary 30 70 30 Jubilee Road, Shildon 773476 (N) St Joseph's Roman Catholic (01388) 3469 Voluntary Aided Primary 4-11 25 32 21 Victoria Lane, Coundon, Bishop 602608 Auckland St Mary's Roman Catholic Voluntary (01833) 3461 Aided Primary 4-11 15 40 15 Birch Road, Barnard Castle 637029 St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic (01388) 3-11 3462 Voluntary Aided Primary 30 56 30 Murphy Crescent, Bishop Auckland 603451 (N)

Central Area

Nursery School

School and Address Tel No Age Range Langley Moor Nursery (0191) Nursery Brandon Lane, Langley Moor, Durham 3780830

Special Schools

School and Address Tel No

Durham Trinity School and Sports College (0191) Dunholme Close Aykley Heads, Durham, DH1 5WB 3864612

Elemore Hall School (0191) Littletown, Sherburn, Durham 3720275

Community, Voluntary Controlled Schools and Non-Faith Academies

Total No. The last place Total No of School Age PAN of Places was offered School and Address Tel No Applicants Ref No Range 2019/2020 offered up on the basis for 2018/19 to 20/6/18 of: Bearpark Primary (0191) 2477 Colliery Road, Bearpark, 4-11 22 32 18 Durham 3848958 Belmont Cheveley Park (0191) Distance 2498 Primary Scardale Way, 4-11 30 95 30 1.589 Belmont, Durham 3869494 Belmont CE (Controlled) (0191) 3161 Primary, Buckinghamshire 4-11 52 76 39 Road Belmont 3844178 Bowburn Primary, (0191) 2-11 2388 Surtees Avenue, Bowburn, 75 67 46 Durham 3770497 (N) Brandon Community (0191) 3-11 3525 Primary, Carr Avenue, 60 47 34 Brandon, Durham 3780038 (N) Browney Academy (0191) 2015 Harle Street, Browney, 4-11 19 58 20 Durham 3780562 Cassop Primary (0191) 2362 4-11 20 55 25 Late Applicant Cassop, Durham 3770293 Crook Primary and (01388) 3-11 2308 Nursery 60 94 55 Croft Street, Crook 762400 (N) Durham Gilesgate Primary (0191) 3-11 2747 30 31 18 Kepier Crescent, 3847284 (N) Gilesgate, Durham Esh Winning Primary (0191) 3-11 2497 The Wynds, Esh 38 38 39 Winning, Durham 3734701 (N)

Total No. The last place Total No of School Age PAN of Places was offered School and Address Tel No Applicants Ref No Range 2019/2020 offered up on the basis for 2018/19 to 20/6/18 of: Finchale Primary (0191) Distance Canterbury Road, Newton 2748 3865187 4-11 30 105 30 0.548 Hall, Durham Framwellgate Moor (0191) 3-11 Distance Primary Newton Drive, 2751 3865400 45 147 45 0.997 Framwellgate Moor, Durham (N) Frosterley Primary School (01388) Bridge End, Frosterley, 4-11 2319 528358 15 16 8 Bishop Auckland Hamsterley Primary (01388) Hamsterley, Bishop 2301 488279 4-11 7 8 2 Auckland Hartside Primary (01388)

2310 Hartside, Crook 766686 4-11 30 80 31 Howden-Le-Wear Primary (01388) Distance School Street, Howden-le- 2318 763287 4-11 25 42 25 1.949 Wear, Crook Hunwick Primary, Church (01388) 4-11 2302 Lane, Hunwick, Crook 602150 30 36 13 Kelloe Primary, Front (0191) 3-11 Street, 2374 3770275 21 35 20 Kelloe, Durham (N) Langley Moor Primary (0191) Brandon Lane, Langley 2455 3780103 4-11 30 76 30 Moor, Durham Laurel Avenue Community (0191) 3-11 Primary, Laurel Avenue, 2499 3868416 15 20 10 The Woodlands, Durham (N) Ludworth Primary, Moor (01429) 3-11 2472 15 17 9 Crescent, Ludworth, Durham 820207 (N) Nettlesworth Primary (0191) Nettlesworth, Chester-le- 2116 3710444 4-11 15 25 6 Street Neville's Cross Primary, (0191) Relly Path, Neville's Cross, 2481 3842249 4-11 42 120 34 Durham New Brancepeth Primary, (0191) 3-11 Rock Terrace, New 2453 3730736 17 35 22 Brancepeth, Durham (N) Newton Hall Infant (0191) Langley Road, Newton Hall, 2488 3861203 4-7 60 119 53 Durham Peases West Primary (01388) 3-11 2311 15 20 9 Billy Row, Crook 762380 (N) Pittington Primary (0191) 3-11 Hallgarth Lane, Pittington, 2470 3720314 30 53 26 Durham (N) Rookhope Primary (01388) 4-11 2321 Rookhope, Bishop Auckland 517268 6 1 0

Total No. The last Total No of School Age PAN of Places place was School and Address Tel No Applicants Ref No Range 2019/2020 offered up offered on for 2018/19 to 20/6/18 the basis of: Sherburn Primary (0191) Cookshold Lane, Sherburn 2473 3720281 4-11 33 36 26 Village, Durham Shincliffe Church of England (Controlled) (0191) Distance 3167 Primary, Beal Walk, 3843739 4-11 30 71 30 3.860 Shincliffe, Durham Silver Tree Primary (0191) Durham Road, Ushaw Moor, 3519 3730622 4-11 30 52 30 Durham St John's Chapel Primary (01388)

2322 Burnfoot, St John's Chapel, 537332 4-11 8 2 0 St Margaret's Church of (0191) Distance England Primary 3168 3847331 4-11 60 118 60 2.855 Crossgate Peth, Durham St Stephen's Church of (01388) 3-11 Distance 3085 England Primary 30 61 30 Hall Lane, Low Willington, 746426 (N) 0.723 Crook Stanhope Barrington Church of England (01388) 3-11 (Controlled) Primary West 3087 528218 24 25 18 Croft, Stanhope, Bishop (N) Auckland Stanley (Crook) Primary (01388) Distance Wooley Terrace, Stanley 2313 762858 4-11 19 47 18 1.226 (Crook) Sunnybrow Primary (01388)

2316 Sunnybrow, Crook 746413 4-11 19 22 14 Tow Law Millennium Primary Wear Street, Attlee (01388)

2307 Estate, Tow Law, Bishop 730283 4-11 20 20 15 Auckland Wearhead Primary (01388)

2324 Wearhead, Bishop Auckland 537265 4-11 6 5 4

West Rainton Primary (0191)

2475 Leamside, West Rainton 5843805 4-11 24 23 17

Willington Primary (01388) 3-11 2326 30 52 25 Chapel Street, Willington 746414 (N) Witton-le-Wear Primary (01388) Distance St James Gardens, 2328 488350 4-11 15 34 15 1.362 Witton-le-Wear Wolsingham Primary (01388) 3-11 Upper Town, Wolsingham, 2329 527457 30 39 26 Bishop Auckland (N)

Voluntary Aided (Faith) Schools

Total No. of Total No of School Age PAN Places School and Address Tel No Applicants Ref No Range 2019/2020 offered up for 2018/19 to 20/6/18 Blessed John Duckett Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided (01388) 3-11 3511 Primary 12 15 8 Smith Street, Tow Law, Bishop 731082 (N) Auckland Blue Coat Church of England (0191) 3491 Voluntary Aided Junior, Langley 7-11 60 62 60 Road, Newton Hall, Durham 3865975 Esh Church of England (Aided) (0191) 3406 Primary, Front Street, Esh 4-11 15 48 15 Village, Durham 3731324 Our Lady and St Thomas Roman Catholic Voluntary (01388) 3425 Aided Primary 4-11 17 44 16 Cumberland Terrace, Willington, 746336 Crook Our Lady Queen Of Martyrs' (0191) 3483 Roman Catholic Voluntary 4-11 12 24 12 Aided Primary, Durham Road, 3734343 Esh Winning, Durham St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic (01388) 3-11 3421 Voluntary Aided Primary, Crook 30 50 27 Church Hill, Crook 762889 (N) St Godric's Roman Catholic (0191) 3486 Voluntary Aided Primary, 4-11 30 78 30 Carrhouse Drive, Framwellgate 3847452 Moor, Durham St Hild's College Church of (0191) 3485 England Aided Primary, 4-11 30 38 25 Durham Renny's Lane, Gilesgate, 3847451 Durham St Joseph's Roman Catholic (0191) 3489 Voluntary Aided Primary, 4-11 22 29 13 Mill Lane, Gilesgate, Durham 3865611 St Joseph's Roman Catholic (0191) 3488 Voluntary Aided Primary, 4-11 15 35 16 Durham Road, Ushaw Moor, 3730355 Durham St Michael's Roman Catholic (0191) 3407 Voluntary Aided Primary, Esh 4-11 28 39 20 Laude, Esh Village, Durham 3731205 St Oswald's Church of England (0191) 3-11 3165 (Aided) Primary & Nursery, 20 88 20 Church Street, Durham 3868029 (N) St Patrick's Roman Catholic (0191) 3481 Voluntary Aided Primary, 4-11 15 24 11 Goatbeck Terrace, Langley Moor, 3780552 Durham St Thomas' More Roman (0191) 3492 Catholic Voluntary Aided 4-11 17 23 11 Primary Thorndale Road, 3864761 Belmont, Durham

South East Area

Nursery School

School and Address Tel No Age Range Horden Nursery (0191) Nursery Cotsford Park, Horden, Peterlee 5865415 Rosemary Lane Nursery (0191) Rosemary Lane, Easington Village, Nursery 5271168 Peterlee Seaham Harbour Nursery (0191) Nursery Bottleworks Road, Seaham Harbour 5812829 Wingate Nursery (01429) Nursery Partridge Terrace, Wingate 838206

Special Schools

School and Address Tel No

Hopewood Academy (0191) 5270304 Crawlaw Road, Easington Colliery, Peterlee

Walworth (01325) 300194 Bluebell Way, Newton Aycliffe

Community, Voluntary Controlled Schools and Non-Faith Academies

Total No. The last place Total No of School Age PAN of Places was offered School and Address Tel No Applicants Ref No Range 2019/2020 offered up on the basis for 2018/19 to 20/6/18 of: Acre Rigg Infant (L) (0191) 3-7 2540 64 101 60 Acre Rigg Road, Peterlee 5864437 (N) Acre Rigg Academy (L) (0191) 2008 7-11 67 73 69 Acre Rigg Road, Peterlee 5862915 Aycliffe Village Primary (01325) 2411 North Terrace, Aycliffe 4-11 25 41 21 Village, Newton Aycliffe 300227 Blackhall Primary (0191) 3-11 2737 Middle Street, Blackhall 45 34 28 Colliery, Hartlepool 5864049 (N) Bluebell Meadow Primary Salter’s Lane Trimdon

Grange (01429) 3-11 44 16 2357 60 Bluebell Meadow 880349 (N) Primary, Elwick View,

Trimdon Village 47 29

* Bluebell Meadow Primary School operates on two sites but is one school with one Published Admission Number. If you are unable to obtain a place for your child at your preferred site, unfortunately you will not be able to appeal if there are places at the alternative site, however you can still apply for an alternative school with places available.

Total No. The last place Total No of School Age PAN of Places was offered School and Address Tel No Applicants Ref No Range 2019/2020 offered up on the basis for 2018/19 to 20/6/18 of: Byerley Park Primary (01325) Distance Greenfield Way, Newton 2706 300598 4-11 30 91 31 1.634 (twins) Aycliffe Cotsford Infant (L) (0191) Cotsford Park, Horden, 2534 5865372 4-7 40 33 14 Peterlee Cotsford Junior (L) (0191) Third Street, Horden, 2532 5864660 7-11 41 26 25 Peterlee Deaf Hill Primary, Station (01429) 3-11 Road West, Deaf Hill, 2516 880358 26 22 17 Trimdon Station (N) Dene House Primary (0191) 4-11 2018 Manor Way, Peterlee 5862937 50 51 35 Easington Church of (0191) England Primary 4-11 3182 5270259 25 58 23 Easington Village Easington Colliery Primary (0191) Whickham Street, 2746 5270293 4-11 81 67 51 Easington, Fishburn Primary (01740) 3-11 2399 30 25 18 Fishburn, Stockton-on-Tees 620162 (N) (01740) 3-11 Distance 2593 Hardwick Primary 30 74 31 Hawthorn Road, Sedgefield 620041 (N) 0.637

Hesleden Primary (01429) 3-11 2509 19 21 12 Hesleden, Hartlepool 836376 (N) Horndale Infant (01325) 3-7 Scholars Path, Newton 2708 300228 50 44 28 Aycliffe (N) Howletch Lane Primary (0191) 3-11 2734 57 104 55 Pennine Drive, Peterlee 5862765 (N) Hutton Henry Church of England (Controlled) (01429) 4-11 3183 Primary Hutton Henry, 836219 10 14 5 Hartlepool New Seaham Academy (0191)

2023 Byron Terrace, Seaham 5813046 4-11 38 98 38 Ribbon Academy (0191) 3-11 Barnes Road, Murton, 3517 5175900 85 92 73 Seaham (N) Ropery Walk Primary (0191)

2000 Ropery Walk, Seaham 5813959 4-11 45 91 35

Seaham Trinity Primary (0191)

3524 Princess Road, Seaham 5813047 4-11 60 84 53

Seascape Primary (0191) 3-11 2004 45 52 29 Ellison Road, Peterlee 5864186 (N) Seaview Primary (0191) 3-11 The Avenue, Deneside, 3520 5813974 39 74 51 Seaham (N) Sedgefield Primary (01740) Distance 2563 Rectory Row, Sedgefield 620359 4-11 30 71 30 4.693 Shotton Primary (0191) 3-11 Grange Terrace, Shotton 2536 5262006 60 51 35 Colliery (N)

Total No. of The last Total No of School Age PAN Places place was School and Address Tel No Applicants Ref No Range 2019/2020 offered up offered on for 2018/19 to 20/6/18 the basis of: Shotton Hall Primary (0191) 3527 4-11 50 105 50 Waveney Road, Peterlee 5864515 South Hetton Primary (0191) 3-11 2019 Frederick Terrace, South 35 36 30 Hetton 5261662 (N) Stephenson Way Academy (01325) 3-11 2010 55 65 36 Stephenson Way, Newton 300324 (N) Aycliffe Sugar Hill Primary (01325) 3-11 Distance Sheraton Road, Newton 2743 60 105 60 1.782 Aycliffe 300334 (N)

Thornley Primary (01429) 3-11 2523 Cooper’s Terrace, 30 41 30 820280 (N) Thornley, Durham Vane Road Primary (01325) 2742 Vane Road, Newton 4-11 60 117 53 Aycliffe 300380 Westlea Primary (0191) 3-11 2043 Winslow Crescent, Westlea 38 68 23 Estate, Seaham 5813658 (N) Wheatley Hill Community (01429) 3-11 2526 Primary 30 38 27 Wheatley Hill, Durham 820594 (N) Wingate Primary (01429) 2531 4-11 51 57 44 Church Street, Wingate 836843 Woodham Burn Community Primary (01325) 3518 4-11 45 71 35 Humphrey Close, Newton 300230 Aycliffe Yohden Primary (0191) 2733 Windsor Terrace, Horden, 4-11 30 34 18 Peterlee 5863096

Voluntary Aided (Faith) Schools

Total No of Total No. of School Age PAN School and Address Tel No Applicants Places offered Ref No Range 2019/2020 for 2018/19 up to 20/6/18 Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided (0191) 3504 4-11 24 46 25 Primary Fleming Field, 5261531 Shotton Our Lady of The Rosary (0191) 3-11 3510 Roman Catholic Voluntary 45 63 36 Aided Primary 5862264 (N) Westway, Peterlee Our Lady Star Of The Sea (0191) 3507 Roman Catholic Voluntary 4-11 17 14 8 Aided Primary Thorpe Road, 5863895 Horden, Peterlee St Cuthbert's Roman (0191) 3300 Catholic Voluntary Aided 4-11 30 64 20 Primary, Mill Road, New 5813090 Seaham St Francis Church of (01325) 3472 England Aided Junior 7-11 41 32 29 Scholars Path, Newton Aycliffe 300236 St Godric's Roman Catholic (01429) 3502 Voluntary Aided Primary, 4-11 15 19 7 Thornley Road, Wheatley Hill 820333 (0191) 3501 St Joseph's Catholic 4-11 21 61 23 Primary, Murton, Seaham 5261795 St Joseph's Roman Catholic (0191) 3506 Voluntary Aided Primary, 4-11 13 21 15 Coast Road, Blackhall Colliery, 5864308 Hartlepool St Joseph's Roman Catholic (01325) 3-11 2020 Voluntary Aided Primary, 25 21 12 Garburn Place, Newton 300337 (N) Aycliffe St Mary Magdalen's Roman (0191) 3301 Catholic Voluntary Aided 4-11 45 93 41 Primary, Dene House Road, 5813055 Seaham St Mary's Roman Catholic (01325) 3470 Voluntary Aided Primary, 4-11 30 54 26 Central Avenue, Newton 300339 Aycliffe St Mary's Roman Catholic (01429) 3505 Voluntary Aided Primary, 4-11 12 23 12 Wingate 838294 St Michael's Church of (01740) 3441 England (Aided) Primary 4-11 15 34 24 Front Street, Bishop 651482 Middleham, Ferryhill St William's Roman Catholic (01429) 3442 Voluntary Aided Primary 4-11 20 31 12 Elwick Road, Trimdon Village 880348

If you are considering applying for a place in a voluntary aided (faith) school for your child or New Seaham Academy you should contact the school directly for their admission criteria or go to www.durham.gov.uk/schooladmissions School admission arrangements 2019/2020.

INDIVIDUAL SECONDARY SCHOOL/ACADEMY INFORMATION

North Area

Total The last Total No of No. of place was School Age PAN School and Address Tel No Applicants Places offered on Ref No Range 2019/ for 2018/19 Offered 2020 the basis up to of: 12/7/18 (11-16) Consett Academy 300 No cut off – (01207) 4117 Ashdale Road, Consett, 11-18 Sixth 337 320 filled after 507001 DH8 6LZ Form offer day 100* **Fyndoune Community College (Part of the (0191) 4052 Durham Federation) 11-16 125 25 25 3730336 Findon Hill, Sacriston, DH7 6LV (11-16) North Durham Academy 300 (01207) 4000 High Street, Stanley, 11-18 Sixth 186 186 292180 Durham, DH9 0TW Form 100* (11-16) The Hermitage Academy 210 Distance (0191) 4054 Waldridge Lane, Chester- 11-18 Sixth 239 224 5.308 3887161 le-Street, DH2 3AD Form - (on time) not set* St Bede's Catholic School (11-16) & Sixth Form College (01207) 220 4694 11-18 287 252 Consett Road, Lanchester, 520424 Sixth Durham, DH7 0RD Form 80*

Park View School (0191) (11-16) (a) Church Chare, Chester- 3882248 240 Distance le-Street, DH3 3QA 4047 11-18 Sixth 292 240 3.749 (b) North Lodge Premises, (0191) Form not (on time) Chester-le-Street, 3882416 set* DH3 4BB Tanfield School, Specialist College of No cut off – (01207) 4099 Science and Engineering 11-16 158 174 170 filled after 232881 Tanfield Lea Road, Stanley offer day DH9 8AY

*Relates to PAN for external students to Year 12 only. NB This need not be set if the school only receives ad hoc applications.

**Fyndoune Community College and Durham Community Business College make up The Durham Federation. The Durham Federation runs across two sites – the Ushaw Moor site and the Sacriston site. If you apply for a place at Fyndoune Community College, it is likely that your child will be educated on the Ushaw Moor site.

South West Area

Total No Total No. The last of place was School Age PAN of Places School and Address Tel No Applicants offered on Ref No Range 2019/2020 Offered for up to the basis 2018/19 of: 12/7/18

St. John's School and (11-16) Sixth Form College, a 220 (01388) 4681 Catholic Academy 11-18 Sixth 255 232 603246 Woodhouse Lane, Bishop Form not Auckland DL14 6JT set*

Bishop Barrington School (01388) 4162 11-16 180 168 168 Woodhouse Lane, Bishop 603307 Auckland, DL14 6LA

Ferryhill Business and Enterprise College (01740) 4150 11-16 165 161 161 Merrington Road, 651554 Ferryhill, DL17 8RW

King James I Academy (11-16) No cut off – South Church Road, (01388) 161 4178 11-18 189 188 filled after Bishop Auckland, 603388 Sixth offer day DL14 7JZ Form 50* Staindrop School an (01833) 4008 Academy Cleatham 11-16 154 56 56 660285 Lane, Staindrop, DL2 3JU (11-16) Teesdale School 156 (01833) 4007 Prospect Place, Barnard 11-18 Sixth 108 108 638166 Castle, DL12 8HH Form Not Set* (11-16) Whitworth Park School 274 and Sixth Form College (01388) 4154 11-18 Sixth 154 154 Whitworth Lane, 815634 Form Not Spennymoor DL16 7LN Set*

*Relates to PAN for external students to Year 12 only. NB This need not be set if the school only receives ad hoc applications

Central Area

Total No Total No. The last of place was School Age PAN of Places School and Address Tel No Applicants offered on Ref No Range 2019/2020 Offered for up to the basis 2018/19 of: 12/7/18 Belmont Community School (0191) 4185 Buckinghamshire Road, 11-16 175 175 161 3865715 Belmont, Durham, DH1 2QP **Durham Community Business College (Part (11-16) of the Durham (0191) 4192 11-18 120 63 63 Federation) Bracken 3730336

Court, Ushaw Moor, Durham, DH7 7NG Durham Johnston (11-16) Comprehensive 238 Distance (0191) 4200 School 11-18 Sixth 342 265 3.192 3843887 Crossgate Moor, Form (on time) Durham, DH1 4SU 50* (11-16) St Leonard's Catholic 232 (0191) 4691 School North End, 11-18 Sixth 286 232 3848575 Durham, DH1 4NG Form 40*

Framwellgate School 225 Durham (0191) Sixth 4190 Newton Drive, 11-18 234 234 3866628 Form - Framwellgate Moor, Not Set* Durham DH1 5BQ

Parkside Academy Hall Lane Estate, (01388) 4128 11-16 180 188 188 Willington, Crook, 746396 DL15 0QF

Wolsingham School (11-16) (01388) 4139 Leezes Lane, 11-18 150 132 132 527302 Wolsingham, DL13 3DN

*Relates to PAN for external students to Year 12 only. NB This need not be set if the school only receives ad hoc applications

South East Area

The last Total No of Total No. of School Age PAN place was School and Address Tel No Applicants Places Ref No Range 2019/2020 offered on for 2018/19 Offered up the basis of: to 12/7/18

Dene Community School (0191) 4214 Manor Way, Peterlee, 11-16 210 131 131 5546000 SR8 5RL Nearest Easington Academy school (0191) 4280 Stockton Road, Easington, 11-16 150 168 150 criterion – 5270757 SR8 3AY all lates refused Greenfield Community College a Specialist Arts & Science School** (01325) 4176 (a) Greenfield Way, Newton 11-16 250 199 199 300378 Aycliffe DL5 7LF (b) Middridge Lane, Shildon, DL4 2EP (11-16) Peterlee St Bede's Catholic 150 Comprehensive School (0191) 4693 11-18 Sixth 106 106 Peterlee, West Way, Peterlee 5876220 Form SR8 1DE *not set Seaham High School, No cut off (0191) 4019 Burnhall Drive, Seaham, 11-16 240 249 240 filled after 5161600 SR7 0EN offer day Sedgefield Community Distance College Hawthorn Road, (01740) 4231 11-16 195 238 195 5.387 Sedgefield, 625300 (on time) TS21 3DD The Academy at Shotton Distance (0191) 4215 Hall Passfield Way, Peterlee, 11-16 230 284 250 3.739 5180222 SR8 1NX (on time) Wellfield Community School - Specialist Maths and (01429) 4218 Computing College, North 11-16 180 189 189 838413 Road East, Wingate, TS28 5AX Woodham Academy (01325) 4175 Washington Crescent, Newton 11-16 220 151 151 300328 Aycliffe, DL5 4AX (14-16) UTC South Durham, Long (01325) 150 4006 Tees Way, Aycliffe Business 14-19 430250 (16-19) Park, DL15 6AP 90

* Relates to PAN for external students to Year 12 only. NB This need not be set if the school only receives ad hoc applications. ** Greenfield Community College operates on two sites but is one school with one Published Admission Number. If you are unable to obtain a place for your child at your preferred site, unfortunately you will not be able to appeal if there are places at the alternative site, however you can still apply for an alternative school with places available.

If you are considering applying for a place at the UTC you should contact the school directly for their admission criteria or go to www.durham.gov.uk/schooladmissions School admission arrangements 2019/2020.

Key School 15 Park View School Church Chare site 1 Belmont Community School 16 Park View School North Lodge Site 2 Bishop Barrington School 17 Parkside Academy 3 Consett Academy 18 Seaham High School 4 Dene Community School 19 Sedgefield Community School 5 Durham Federation – Ushaw Moor Site 20 Staindrop School, 6 Durham Johnston Comprehensive School 21 Tanfield School, 7 Easington Academy 22 Teesdale School 8 Ferryhill Business & Enterprise College 23 The Academy at Shotton Hall 9 Framwellgate School Durham 24 The Hermitage Academy 10 Durham Federation – Sacriston Site 25 Wellfield School 11 Greenfield Community College, Newton Aycliffe Site 26 Whitworth Park School & 6th Form College 49 12 Greenfield Community College, Shildon Site 27 Wolsingham School 13 King James 1 Academy 28 Woodham Academy 14 North Durham Academy

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