Schools in Bowburn
Bowburn has 2 schools listed on OfferDay. It is in the County Durham local authority area.
About schools in Bowburn
The two schools listed in Bowburn span more than one stage of education. One school here provides for children with additional needs. A single primary school covers the early school years.
Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. 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 each primary school's key stage 2 scores. 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 schools1
The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
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Bowburn Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11
Special schools and alternative provision1
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Strawberry Lane
Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 19
Schools near Bowburn
With only 2 schools listed in Bowburn itself, most families here also look further afield. These are the 60 schools closest to the centre of Bowburn by straight-line distance, wherever they sit administratively — the nearest is Bowburn Primary School, about 0.0 miles away.
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Bowburn Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Bowburn
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Strawberry Lane0.0 miles
Special schools · Bowburn
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Coxhoe Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Durham
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Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Durham
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Cassop Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Durham
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Kelloe Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Kelloe
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West Cornforth Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Ferryhill
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Tudhoe Colliery Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Spennymoor
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Sherburn Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Durham
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Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy3.1 miles
Primary · Ferryhill
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Laurel Avenue Community Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Durham
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University of Durham3.1 miles
Universities · Durham
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St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School3.3 miles
Primary · Durham
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate3.3 miles
Primary · Durham
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St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham3.3 miles
Primary · Durham
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Tudhoe Moor Nursery School3.3 miles
Nursery · Spennymoor
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Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School3.4 miles
Primary · Ferryhill
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The Woodlands3.4 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Ferryhill
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St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe3.4 miles
Primary · Spennymoor
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St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont3.5 miles
Primary · Belmont
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Belmont Community School3.5 miles
Secondary · Durham
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Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School3.5 miles
Primary · Ferryhill
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Durham Gilesgate Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Durham
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Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Durham
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Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation3.6 miles
Independent schools
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Springmoor Grange School3.6 miles
Primary · Spennymoor
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North Park Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Spennymoor
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Thornley Academy3.7 miles
Primary · Durham
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St Margaret's Church of England Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Durham
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Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Durham
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Ludworth Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Durham
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Durham Sixth Form Centre3.8 miles
16 plus · Durham
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King Street Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Spennymoor
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Browney Primary Academy3.9 miles
Primary · Browney
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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor4.0 miles
Primary · Durham
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Trimdon Hill School4.0 miles
Special schools · Trimdon Grange
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Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery4.0 miles
Primary · Durham
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Langley Moor Primary School4.0 miles
Primary · Durham
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Langley Moor Nursery School4.0 miles
Nursery · Durham
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Wheatley Hill Community Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Durham
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Ferryhill School4.1 miles
Secondary · Ferryhill
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Pittington Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Durham
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Ferryhill Station Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Ferryhill
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St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley4.2 miles
Primary · Durham
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St Michael's Church of England Primary School4.2 miles
Primary · Ferryhill
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Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy4.3 miles
Primary · Spennymoor
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St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham4.3 miles
Secondary · Durham
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Deaf Hill Primary School4.4 miles
Primary · Trimdon Station
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Durham Johnston Comprehensive School4.4 miles
Secondary · Durham
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Brandon Primary Academy4.4 miles
Primary · Durham
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Whitworth Park Academy4.6 miles
Secondary · Spennymoor
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The Meadows Academy4.6 miles
Academies · Spennymoor
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Durham Trinity School & Sports College4.6 miles
Special schools · Durham
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The Oaks Secondary School4.7 miles
Special schools · Spennymoor
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Middlestone Moor Academy4.7 miles
Primary · Durham
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St William's Catholic Primary School4.7 miles
Primary · Trimdon Station
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Bluebell Meadow Primary School4.7 miles
Primary · Trimdon Station
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Elemore Hall School4.7 miles
Special schools · Durham
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Aycliffe Secure Centre4.8 miles
Other types · Ferryhill
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Fishburn Primary School4.8 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
Common questions about schools in Bowburn
- How many schools are in Bowburn?
- OfferDay lists two schools in Bowburn, including one primary school and one special or alternative provision school.
- Who inspects schools in Bowburn?
- Every school in Bowburn 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.
- Which are the best schools in Bowburn?
- OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Bowburn 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 24 July 2026.