Bishop Barrington Academy

School Name: Bishop Barrington Academy
Address: Woodhouse Lane
Town/City: Bishop Auckland
County: County Durham
Postcode: DL14 6LA
Telephone Number: 01388 603307
Website: https://bishopbarrington.org.uk/

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2021
Trust: Advance Learning Partnership
Sponsor: Advance Learning Partnership

Headteacher: Mr Colin Smith
Capacity: 814
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 599 (53% boys & 47% girls)
Enrollment: 74% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 51.5%

• ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder

URN: 148706
DfE Number: 840/4162
UKPRN: 10088882
UPRN: 10014557172
Region: North East (E12000001)
District: County Durham (E06000047)
Constituency: Bishop Auckland (E14001101)
Electoral Ward: Bishop Auckland (E05016158)

Easting & Northing: 420091E, 528584N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 39' 9.35" N 1° 41' 23.97" W
Plus Code: 9C6WM836+22

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1. St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College (0.2km)
2. St Anne's CofE Primary School (0.3km)
3. Bishop Auckland College (0.3km)
4. St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland (0.3km)
5. Evergreen Primary School (0.5km)
6. Aclet Close Nursery School (0.8km)
7. Woodhouse Primary Academy (0.9km)
8. Etherley Lane Nursery School (1.0km)
9. Cockton Hill Junior School (1.0km)
10. Cockton Hill Infant School (1.0km)

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