Schools near Barnard Castle
The 25 schools closest to Barnard Castle by distance, wherever they sit administratively.
About schools near Barnard Castle
This page gathers the 25 nearest schools to the centre of Barnard Castle, closest first. The closest is Montalbo Nursery & Primary School, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line. Some sit under a neighbouring town or local authority, because distance does not follow administrative boundaries.
Every school here is inspected by Ofsted. Follow any school for its inspection history and, where results have been published, its exam performance. Distances are measured in a straight line from the centre of Barnard Castle, so a school that is close by road may fall a little further down this list; to see only the schools listed under Barnard Castle itself, open its schools page.
Nearest schools
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Montalbo Nursery & Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Barnard Castle
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Cotherstone Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Barnard Castle
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle1.7 miles
Primary · Barnard Castle
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Teesdale School and Sixth Form1.8 miles
Secondary · Barnard Castle
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Green Lane Church of England Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Barnard Castle
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Barnard Castle School2.0 miles
Independent schools · Barnard Castle
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Bowes Hutchinson's CofE (Aided) School3.5 miles
Primary · Barnard Castle
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Staindrop Academy6.0 miles
Secondary · Darlington
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Woodland Primary School6.1 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
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Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary School6.6 miles
Primary · Darlington
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Middleton-In-Teesdale Academy6.7 miles
Primary · Barnard Castle
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Butterknowle Primary School7.0 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
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Cockfield Primary School7.0 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
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Highcroft School7.2 miles
Special schools · Bishop Auckland
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Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool8.7 miles
Primary · Darlington
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Evenwood Church of England Primary School8.9 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
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Ingleton CofE Primary School8.9 miles
Primary · Darlington
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Ramshaw Primary School9.1 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
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Ravensworth Church of England Primary School9.3 miles
Primary · Richmond
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Eppleby Forcett Church of England Primary School9.6 miles
Primary · Richmond
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Hamsterley Primary School9.8 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
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Copeland Road Primary School10.5 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
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Toft Hill Primary School10.5 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
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Witton-le-Wear Primary School11.2 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
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St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park11.5 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
Common questions
- How many schools are near Barnard Castle?
- This page lists the 25 closest schools to the centre of Barnard Castle by straight-line distance, wherever they sit administratively, always within the same nation.
- Which school is closest to Barnard Castle?
- The nearest listed school to the centre of Barnard Castle is Montalbo Nursery & Primary School, about 1.5 miles from the centre. Distances are straight-line, so journeys will be longer by road.
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. Distances are straight-line, calculated from the schools' coordinates. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.