Gibson Street, Coundon Grange, Bishop Auckland, County Durham DL14 8DY
10 reasons to choose Prince Bishops Community Primary School
Top line
Prince Bishops Community Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 72. It is one of the best state primary schools in Bishop Auckland and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Prince Bishops Community Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 21 members of Lingfield Education Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2024) inspection.
Average class size
Prince Bishops Community Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 27 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Prince Bishops Community Primary School ranks in the top 14% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 5% of schools.
The Prince Bishops Community Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for languages, music and sport.
Sport at Prince Bishops Community Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. School Games Mark Platinum Award.
The Arts at Prince Bishops Community Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 5.00pm.
Find another school near Prince Bishops Community Primary School
Durham High Prep School (9 miles); The Chorister School (11.3 miles).
Thornhill Primary School, Shildon (1.6 miles); Heighington Church of England Primary School (4.6 miles); Howden-le-Wear Primary School (6.1 miles).
Durham High School (9 miles); Durham School (10.4 miles); Barnard Castle School (15.1 miles).
St John’s School & Sixth Form College – A Catholic Academy (2.5 miles); Whitworth Park School and Sixth Form College (4.1 miles); Parkside Academy (6.3 miles).