Schools in Ferryhill
Ferryhill has 10 schools — 7 primaries and 1 secondary — all within County Durham's admissions co-ordination. Four schools operate as academies and set their own oversubscription criteria, while the remaining community schools follow Durham County Council's standard distance-from-home tiebreaker. Three schools are currently at or above capacity, so early applications are advisable.
Durham County Council operates a co-ordinated admissions scheme for both primary and secondary, with the primary national offer issued on 16 April and secondary on 1 March. Parents can apply to up to five schools in order of preference; distance is measured by straight line from the pupil's home address to the school.
School demand in Ferryhill
Across the 9 schools in Ferryhill with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 103%. 3 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
1 school in Ferryhill has a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in its admissions policy.
4 of the schools in Ferryhill are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of County Durham, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
3 of the schools in Ferryhill have a current Ofsted rating, of which 2 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Ferryhill: 2 oversubscribed (7)
Ferryhill Station Primary School
Primary · Community school
Ferryhill · DL17 0DB
West Cornforth Primary School
Primary · Community school
Ferryhill · DL17 9HP
Dean Bank Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Community school
Ferryhill · DL17 8PP
Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School
Primary · Community school
Ferryhill · DL17 8AN
Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Ferryhill · DL17 8QY
Chilton Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Ferryhill · DL17 0PT
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Ferryhill · DL17 9AL
Secondary Schools in Ferryhill (1)
Other Schools in Ferryhill (2)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Ferryhill 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.