Schools in Spennymoor

About schools in Spennymoor

Most of the twelve schools listed in Spennymoor are primary schools. Its one secondary school is where pupils go on to after primary. Another two schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

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 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.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

65%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 8 schools with published results

Nursery schools1

• Tudhoe Moor Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 0 to 5

Primary schools8

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

• Byers Green Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• King Street Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• Kirk Merrington Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  83%

  expected standard
• North Park Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  56%

  expected standard
• Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Springmoor Grange School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  58%

  expected standard
• St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Tudhoe Colliery Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  72%

  expected standard

Secondary schools1

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

• Whitworth Park Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  50.4

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision2

• The Meadows Academy

  Academy special converter · Ages 11 to 16

• The Oaks Secondary School

  Community special school · Ages 11 to 19

Common questions about schools in Spennymoor

How many schools are in Spennymoor?

OfferDay lists twelve schools in Spennymoor, including eight primary schools and two special and alternative provision schools.

Who inspects schools in Spennymoor?

Every school in Spennymoor 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 Spennymoor?

OfferDay ranks schools in Spennymoor where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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 10 July 2026.