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.

School reorganisation and redevelopment

Find out about consultations on any proposed reorganisations to County Durham schools including amalgamations, closures, federations and plans to build new schools, including details of the outcomes once consultation has ended. You can also find out more about how we plan school places and our School Capital Project (SCP).

Current consultations

Current and recent consultations can be found on our main Consultations page.

Planning of pupil places

We publish a Pupil Place Planning in Durham Schools and Academies (PDF, 1 MB) document which explains how we make sure there are enough school places for all children in County Durham. It tells you how we organise schools to make sure the highest possible quality of education is offered to children in our county and how we make sure that our schools are viable and sustainable for the long term. The document shows projected rolls for each primary and secondary school as well as planned places in special schools in the county. It also shows the ages catered for in our early years settings.

Contact School organisation

Email schoolorganisation@durham.gov.uk
Telephone 03000 265 778

Document downloads

Pupil Place Planning in Durham Schools and Academies (PDF, 1 MB)(opens new window)

Related information

Consultations