Schools in Barnard Castle
Barnard Castle in County Durham has 8 schools in the catchment.school database. The Teesdale market town sits above the River Tees and is the main service centre for a wide rural area. Durham County Council co-ordinates all maintained admissions.
The town is home to Barnard Castle School, a well-known independent school, alongside the maintained sector schools. For maintained places, the secondary school draws from a large rural catchment including surrounding dales villages. Distance-based tiebreakers apply for oversubscribed schools; rural families should factor in transport when making their preferences.
Primary schools in Barnard Castle: 1 oversubscribed (6)
Cotherstone Primary School
Primary · Community school
Barnard Castle · DL12 9QB
Montalbo Nursery & Primary School
Primary · Community school
Barnard Castle · DL12 8TN
Bowes Hutchinson's CofE (Aided) School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Barnard Castle · DL12 9LG
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle
Primary · Academy converter
Barnard Castle · DL12 8JR
Middleton-In-Teesdale Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Barnard Castle · DL12 0TG
Green Lane Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Barnard Castle · DL12 8LG
Secondary Schools in Barnard Castle (1)
Other Schools in Barnard Castle (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Barnard Castle are set by County Durham and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.