How many schools does Alston have?

OfferDay lists three schools in Alston, including two primary schools and one secondary school.

Who inspects schools in Alston?

Every school in Alston is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Alston ranked?

OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Alston does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

Schools in Alston

Alston has 3 schools listed on OfferDay. It is in the Westmorland and Furness local authority area.

About schools in Alston

Alston lists three schools, most of them primary schools. Its one secondary school is where pupils go on to after primary.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Primary schools2

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

Alston Primary School
Community school · Ages 4 to 11

38%

expected standard
Nenthead Primary School
Community school · Ages 4 to 11

Secondary schools1

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

Samuel King's School
Foundation school · Ages 11 to 16

30.2

Attainment 8

Schools near Alston

With only 3 schools listed in Alston itself, most families here also look further afield. These are the 7 schools closest to the centre of Alston by straight-line distance, wherever they sit administratively — the nearest is Alston Primary School, about 1.3 miles away.

Alston Primary School
Primary · Alston

1.3 miles
Samuel King's School
Secondary · Alston

1.3 miles
Nenthead Primary School
Primary · Alston

2.7 miles
Wearhead Primary School
Primary · Bishop Auckland

8.2 miles
Whitfield CofE Primary School
Primary · Hexham

8.3 miles
Allendale Primary School
Primary · Allendale

9.0 miles
St John's Chapel Primary School
Primary · Bishop Auckland

10.2 miles

Common questions about schools in Alston

How many schools does Alston have?: OfferDay lists three schools in Alston, including two primary schools and one secondary school.
Who inspects schools in Alston?: Every school in Alston is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
How are schools in Alston ranked?: OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Alston does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 29 June 2026.