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Kirk Merrington

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Explore DL16 postcode district

Use district-wide reports for broader context. Property evidence on this page uses Price Paid transactions published for Kirk Merrington within DL16; school and recorded-crime evidence use the place reference location.

Schools

Open schools nearby
24
Nearby establishment records
53
Primary nearby
17
Secondary nearby
2

All establishment records

1-20 of 53 · Within 3.1 miles

  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    DL16 7JB, 356 m away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Outstanding
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 83% expected standard

  • Ferryhill Business Enterprise College

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-16
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 30 April 2018
    Location
    DL17 8RW, 1.6 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-16
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 May 2018
    Location
    DL17 8RW, 1.6 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Good
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 41.5

  • Whitworth School

    Community special school

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 4-16
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 2005
    Location
    DL16 7DB, 1.7 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 11-19
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 2005
    Location
    DL16 7DB, 1.8 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    School remains Outstanding
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 3.5
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 January 2023
    Location
    DL16 7DA, 1.9 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 71% expected standard

  • Middlestone Moor Primary School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 1999 · Closed 31 December 2022
    Location
    DL16 7DA, 1.9 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Spennymoor West Infant School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-7
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 1999
    Location
    DL16 7DA, 1.9 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Middlestone Moor Junior School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 7-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 1999
    Location
    DL16 7AT, 2.0 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Windlestone School

    Community special school

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 11-16
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 30 August 2021
    Location
    DL17 0HP, 2.1 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-16
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 2018
    Location
    DL16 7LN, 2.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 50.4

  • Whitworth Park School and Sixth Form College

    Foundation school

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    Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-18
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 2018
    Location
    DL16 7LN, 2.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Aycliffe Secure Centre

    Secure units

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 10-17
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    -
    Location
    DL17 0SD, 2.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 2014
    Location
    DL16 7NA, 2.4 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 70% expected standard

  • Rosa Street Primary School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 2014
    Location
    DL16 7NA, 2.4 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Coundon County Infant School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 5-7
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 1 September 1991
    Location
    DL14 8NN, 2.5 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

  • Coundon Primary School

    Community school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 30 November 2012
    Location
    DL14 8NN, 2.5 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 December 2012
    Location
    DL14 8NN, 2.5 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 46% expected standard
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 June 2021
    Location
    DL14 8NN, 2.5 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Requires improvement
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 70% expected standard

  • St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Coundon

    Voluntary aided school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 2-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 May 2021
    Location
    DL14 8NN, 2.5 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

Recorded crime

Latest published month
June 2026
Records in latest month
6
Records within 1 mile
58
Months covered
12

Month-by-month history

Every available month within 1 mile of Kirk Merrington

Monthly records trend

Published monthly records within 1 mile of Kirk Merrington.

Monthly records trend data
PeriodRecorded crime events
July 20255
August 20253
September 20255
October 20253
November 20254
December 20255
January 20264
February 20262
March 20267
April 20266
May 20268
June 20266
Monthly recorded crime history
Published monthRecordsLargest category that monthCategory records
June 20266Criminal damage and arson1
May 20268Criminal damage and arson2
April 20266Violence and sexual offences2
March 20267Public order2
February 20262Vehicle crime1
January 20264Anti-social behaviour1
December 20255Violence and sexual offences3
November 20254Violence and sexual offences2
October 20253Violence and sexual offences3
September 20255Violence and sexual offences2
August 20253Criminal damage and arson2
July 20255Violence and sexual offences3

Every published record

1-25 of 58

  • Violence and sexual offences

    June 2026

    On or near Vyners Close

    County Durham 052B

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Vehicle crime

    June 2026

    On or near St John'S Court

    County Durham 052B

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Public order

    June 2026

    On or near Hallgarth

    County Durham 052B

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Other theft

    June 2026

    On or near Chapel Street

    County Durham 052B

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Drugs

    June 2026

    On or near Chapel Street

    County Durham 052B

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Criminal damage and arson

    June 2026

    On or near Merrington Road

    County Durham 052B

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Criminal damage and arson

    May 2026

    On or near Parking Area

    County Durham 055C

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Vehicle crime

    May 2026

    On or near Blue House Estate

    County Durham 052B

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Possession of weapons

    May 2026

    On or near Vyners Close

    County Durham 052B

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Possession of weapons

    May 2026

    On or near Vyners Close

    County Durham 052B

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Drugs

    May 2026

    On or near Vyners Close

    County Durham 052B

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Criminal damage and arson

    May 2026

    On or near Vyners Close

    County Durham 052B

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Burglary

    May 2026

    On or near North Close Road

    County Durham 052B

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Anti-social behaviour

    May 2026

    On or near High Road

    County Durham 051B

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

  • Violence and sexual offences

    April 2026

    On or near Blue House Estate

    County Durham 052B

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    April 2026

    On or near Vyners Close

    County Durham 052B

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Vehicle crime

    April 2026

    On or near Chapel Street

    County Durham 052B

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Public order

    April 2026

    On or near Cameron Court

    County Durham 052B

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Criminal damage and arson

    April 2026

    On or near The Croft

    County Durham 052B

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Anti-social behaviour

    April 2026

    On or near Hallgarth

    County Durham 052B

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

  • Other crime

    March 2026

    On or near Vyners Close

    County Durham 052B

    Outcome

    Action to be taken by another organisation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    March 2026

    On or near The Croft

    County Durham 052B

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Violence and sexual offences

    March 2026

    On or near Merrington Heights

    County Durham 052B

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Public order

    March 2026

    On or near Chapel Street

    County Durham 052B

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Public order

    March 2026

    On or near Vyners Close

    County Durham 052B

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Place details

Place type
Village
Postcode district
DL16
Country
England

Reference location

Latitude and longitude
54.67690, -1.59721
Wider geography
North East

Administrative areas

Unitary Authority
County Durham
E06000047

Nearby places and postcodes

Nearby places
Nearby postcodes

Evidence in context

Property sales use Price Paid transactions whose published town/city is Kirk Merrington and whose postcode is in DL16. School and recorded-crime evidence use this place's reference location.

Schools

24 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 2 secondary schools. Kirk Merrington Primary School is the nearest published school at 356 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

58 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 20 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.