The closing date to apply for a primary school place for September 2025 is midnight on Wednesday 15 January 2025. See Primary school places for more information on how to apply for a place.

Our online payment services and 24 hour telephone payment line will be unavailable on Tuesday 14 January 2025 due to essential system maintenance. You will not be able to make a payment during this time.

Healthwatch County Durham

Healthwatch County Durham provides a way for local people to communicate, challenge and shape the decisions of commissioners and service providers to improve health and social care services in County Durham.

The Government's health and social care reforms centre on the fundamental principle that citizens must be at the heart of everything our health and social care services do. The aim of Healthwatch is to act as a consumer champion to strengthen patient, service user and public voice at both a national level (Healthwatch England) and a local level (Healthwatch County Durham).

Find out more at Healthwatch County Durham: news and reports.