Bishop Auckland College
Woodhouse Lane, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6JZ
- Phase
- 16 plus
- School type
- Further education
- Ages
- 14 to 99
- Gender
- Mixed
- Principal
- Shaun Hope
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 130657
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01388443000
About this school
Bishop Auckland College is a sixth form or college in Bishop Auckland. It teaches children aged 14 to 99.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Bishop Auckland College under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Bishop Auckland College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 44 | 48 | 50 |
| Attainment 8 score | 7.9 | 6.0 | 4.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -3.03 -3.47 to -2.58 | -3.16 -3.57 to -2.75 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 5% | 0% | 4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 16% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bishop Auckland College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | County Durham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9 | 39.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 6 | 38 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 4.6 | 38.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
Location
Nearby schools
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Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College10.1 miles
16 plus · Darlington
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Durham Sixth Form Centre10.2 miles
16 plus · Durham
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Darlington College10.4 miles
16 plus · Darlington
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New College Durham10.8 miles
16 plus · Durham
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St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College0.2 miles
Secondary · Bishop Auckland
Other schools in Bishop Auckland
- Aclet Close Nursery School Nursery
- Etherley Lane Nursery School Nursery
- Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law Primary
- Butterknowle Primary School Primary
- Cockfield Primary School Primary
- Cockton Hill Infant School Primary
- Cockton Hill Junior School Primary
- Copeland Road Primary School Primary
- Escomb Primary School Primary
- Etherley Lane Primary School Primary
- Evenwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- Frosterley Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bishop Auckland College teach?
- Bishop Auckland College teaches children aged 14 to 99. It is a sixth form or college in Bishop Auckland.
- Who is the principal of Bishop Auckland College?
- The principal of Bishop Auckland College is Shaun Hope, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bishop Auckland College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Bishop Auckland College under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- Is Bishop Auckland College a faith school?
- No. Bishop Auckland College has no designated religious character.
- How have Bishop Auckland College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 7.9 in 2022/23 and 4.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Bishop Auckland College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bishop Auckland College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 9 September 2025.