School swimming pools

There are seven primary school swimming pools throughout County Durham, of the seven swimming pools the majority are all 1 metre depth learner pools, 15 metres in length and 6 metres wide. Wolsingham pool has a 2 metre depth at one end and is 20 metres in length and Seaview pool is only 12 metres in length and has gradual entry steps. Bullion Lane has a fully accessible room and hoist into the pool. 

Our school swimming pools

The following information sheets include a description of each pool including its facilities, contact details, details of school use and community use.

• Brandon Community Primary Swimming Pool (PDF, 175 KB)
• Broom Cottages Primary Swimming Pool (PDF, 87 KB)
• Bullion Lane Primary Swimming Pool (PDF, 403 KB)
• Catchgate Primary Swimming Pool (PDF, 126 KB)
• Seaview Primary Swimming Pool (PDF, 133 KB)
• Shotton Primary Swimming Pool (PDF, 142 KB)

School swimming development

School swimming is managed by County Durham Swimming Management Group with the aim of maintaining and coordinating a county-wide primary school swimming program. The group comprises of headteachers and business managers from all of the schools with swimming pools. The group is fully committed to sustaining a high quality swimming program and understands the value of this important life-skill. The program is run on a non-profit basis.

Figures from 2017 show that 72% of children leaving our primary schools are able to swim in a proficient, competent and confident manner for a minimum of 25 metres (the main national indicator), and demonstrate safety self-rescue skills in the water. This stands at 14% above the national average, proving that consistent standards of teaching and a coordinated approach raise the level of pupil progress and achievement.