Bishop Barrington Academy

State-Funded School

bishop-barrington-academy-durham-north-east

North EastRegion

DurhamLocal Authority

Bishop AucklandConstituency

DL14 6LAPostcode

1.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Bishop Barrington Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Durham, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 599 pupils. Bishop Barrington Academy is part of Advance Learning Partnership.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 39.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 24.2%
EBacc average point score: 3.12

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

599

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

52%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 599
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Advance Learning Partnership

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
29 Sept 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
18 Apr 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.