Bishop Barrington Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D49
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bishop Auckland, DL14 6LA
- Distance
- 0.2km away
St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
Woodhouse Lane, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6JT
Local ranking12th of 30 secondary schools in County Durham
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1400
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 9 May 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 43.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 45.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 64.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 216
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Continued in education
- 86.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Higher education
- 47.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 18.0%
- Employment
- 23.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
36.4
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
36.8
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
64
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 14.3% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 29.9
- 16-18 Cohort
- 191
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1268
- Boys
- 541 (44%)
- Girls
- 688 (56%)
- Capacity
- 1400 (88% full)
- SEND
- 12.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 27.1%
- EAL
- 5.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.9%
- SEN Support
- 11.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 81.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,973/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 26.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 87.6%
- White Other: 3.8%
- Black African: 2.2%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.9%
- Mixed Other: 0.7%
- Asian Chinese: 0.7%
- Other: 0.7%
- Asian Indian: 0.6%
87.6%
White British
3.8%
White Other
2.2%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Woodhouse Lane
Bishop Auckland, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 137702
- UKPRN
- 10035805
- Establishment No.
- 4681
- Trust
- BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
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