Bishop Barrington School

Bishop Barrington
Established	1810
Type	Comprehensive
Headteacher	Mrs J Gent
Chair of Governors	Mr R A Smith
Founder	Shute Barrington
Location	Woodhouse Lane Bishop Auckland Co Durham DL14 6LA England
Local authority	Durham
DfE URN	114301 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Staff	50+
Students	Around 900
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11–16
Houses	Barnard, Raby, Witton and Auckland
Website	www.bishopbarrington.net

Bishop Barrington School is a co-educational comprehensive school in the town of Bishop Auckland, Co Durham, England. It was established in 1810 in the town's market place^[1] and named after, the then Bishop of Durham, Shute Barrington,^[2] who was a notable patron of education. Today the school is based on Woodhouse Lane opposite St John's Catholic School and Bishop Auckland College.

References

↑ Laurie, Barbara. "A Short History of Bishop Auckland". Bishop Auckland Town. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
↑ Astrop - Auckland, Bishop, A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 108-12. Retrieved on 2007-08-21.

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Schools in County Durham

Secondary	Belmont Community School Bishop Barrington School Consett Academy Dene Community School Durham Community Business College Durham Johnston Comprehensive School Easington Academy Egglescliffe School Ferryhill Business and Enterprise College Framwellgate School Durham Fyndoune Community College Greenfield Community College The Hermitage Academy King James I Academy North Durham Academy Park View School Parkside Academy St Bede's RC School Lanchester St Bede's RC School Peterlee St John's Catholic School St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham Seaham School of Technology Sedgefield Community College Shotton Hall Academy Staindrop School Tanfield School Teesdale School Wellfield Community School Whitworth Park School Woodham Academy Wolsingham Community College

Special	Glendene Arts Academy

Independent	Barnard Castle School Chorister School Durham High School for Girls Durham School

Further Education	Bishop Auckland College Derwentside College East Durham College New College Durham

Defunct	Roseberry College

Coordinates: 54°39′06″N 1°41′25″W / 54.6518°N 1.6902°W / 54.6518; -1.6902

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