# Alternatives to Ferryhill School

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Ferryhill School and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Ferryhill School, for comparison

0.86 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Whitworth Park Academy, Spennymoor](/school/145564/whitworth-park-academy) | 1.7 mi north-west | 1.00 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Woodham Academy, Newton Aycliffe](/school/138717/woodham-academy) | 4.0 mi south | 1.07 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [King James I Academy Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland](/school/136770/king-james-i-academy-bishop-auckland) | 4.1 mi south-west | 0.97 | 2026 | Expected standard | no | not recorded |
| [Greenfield Academy, Newton Aycliffe](/school/149962/greenfield-academy) | 4.6 mi south | 0.89 | 2026 | Requires improvement | no | not recorded |
| [Parkside Academy, Crook](/school/137903/parkside-academy) | 4.8 mi west | 0.87 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Bishop Barrington Academy, Bishop Auckland](/school/148706/bishop-barrington-academy) | 5.1 mi south-west | 0.90 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/145253/ferryhill-school/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/145253/ferryhill-school