UK Schools
Bishop Barrington Academy
Bishop Barrington Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Bishop Auckland, Durham County Council, teaching 599 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in June 2024. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 39.4 (England 46.1). Its 2025–2026 calendar lists 1 holidays.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Bishop Barrington Academy.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Bishop Barrington Academy.
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1 New Year's Day
Key dates (2025–2026)
- End of Summer Term Thursday 17 July 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Friday 24 October 2025 Holiday
- Inset Day Thursday 27 November 2025 Inset Day
- Christmas Holiday Friday 19 December 2025 Holiday
- Spring Half Term Friday 20 February 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday Thursday 2 April 2026 Holiday
- May Day Friday 1 May 2026 Event
- Summer Half Term Friday 22 May 2026 Holiday
- End of Summer Term Friday 17 July 2026 Term
- A two-week break between the Autumn and Spring terms Christmas Holiday Holiday
- A two-week break between the Spring and Summer terms Easter Holiday Holiday
- The longest break, lasting about six weeks, from late July to early September Summer Holiday Holiday
- New Year's Day January 1, 2026 Event
- Good Friday Variable date Event
- Easter Monday Variable date Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday Monday 4 May 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday Monday 25 May 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Monday 31 August 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day December 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day December 26, 2025 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Bishop Barrington Academy with Durham County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 39.4 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Durham County Council England
Attendance 36.9% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Durham County Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 87% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Durham County Council England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Bishop Barrington Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Bishop Barrington Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.