Alternatives to Ferryhill School
6 other secondary schools nearby, nearest first · back to Ferryhill School
These are the nearest schools that take children at the same age, and that we hold figures for. They are listed by distance, nearest first. This is not a league table. Nothing here says one school is better than another.
Ferryhill School, for comparison
0.88 first preferences per place in the 2025 intake, loosening over the 5 most recent years held.
Ofsted ungraded inspection, September 2022: School remains Good
Nearby schools
| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Demand since | Latest Ofsted | Catchment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitworth Park Academy
Spennymoor |
2.7 km 1.7 mi |
0.93 | More families are naming it first 0.78 → 0.92 |
Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
none published |
| Woodham Academy
Newton Aycliffe |
6.4 km 4.0 mi |
1.06 | Little change 1.1 → 1.04 |
School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
none published |
| King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
Bishop Auckland |
6.6 km 4.1 mi |
1.15 | Little change 1.07 → 1.07 |
Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
none published |
| Parkside Academy
Crook |
7.8 km 4.8 mi |
0.75 | Fewer families are naming it first 1.08 → 0.83 |
Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
none published |
| Bishop Barrington Academy
Bishop Auckland |
8.2 km 5.1 mi |
0.88 | More families are naming it first 0.83 → 0.93 |
Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
none published |
| St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
Bishop Auckland |
8.3 km 5.2 mi |
0.96 | Little change 1.01 → 0.97 |
School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection |
none published |
"1st prefs per place" means how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It is the newest year we hold for each school. It shows how many people want the school. It does not tell you if a child would get a place. "Catchment" says whether anyone publishes an area map for that school. Where nobody does, we hold no map, so we cannot say if an address is inside one.