Schools in Barnard Castle

All 8 schools in Barnard Castle: 6 state primary schools, 1 state secondary school and 1 independent school, with Ofsted inspections, results and admissions dates.

Best primary schools in Barnard Castle

Council admissions: County Durham.

Primary schools (6) · Secondary schools (1) · Independent schools (1)

Primary schools

6 schools.

Bowes Hutchinson's CofE (Aided) School Voluntary aided school · Ofsted: Report card 2026: 7 expected
Cotherstone Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 40% met expected standard (KS2)
Green Lane CofE Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2013, before conversion), confirmed 2023 · 55% met expected standard (KS2)
Middleton-In-Teesdale Academy Academy · Ofsted: Inadequate (2022, before conversion) · 58% met expected standard (KS2)
Montalbo Nursery and Primary School Community school · Ofsted: Outstanding (2023) · 85% met expected standard (KS2)
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle Academy · Ofsted: Good (2019, before conversion), confirmed 2024 · 81% met expected standard (KS2)

Secondary schools

1 school.

Teesdale School and Sixth Form Academy · Ofsted: Outstanding (2019), confirmed 2025 · 49% grade 5+ English and maths

Independent schools

1 school.

Barnard Castle School Independent, inspected by ISI · 26% A*/A at A level

Page updated 26 September 2026.