Butterknowle Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Pinfold Lane
Butterknowle
Bishop Auckland
County Durham
DL13 5PB
Phone 01388718369
Reference Number 114102

General Makeup

Number of pupils 50
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 46%
Girls: 54%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 26%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 12.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 10
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 15

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 1 4 5
2 3 4 7
3 2 2 4
4 3 8 11
5 5 3 8
6 6 1 7

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 98%
Unclassified 2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Requires Improvement
  >  Early Years Provision Requires Improvement
Last Report Date 2023-11-17
Date Report
2023-09-27 School inspection:Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 17 November 2023
2018-05-01 Short inspectionShort inspection, PDF - 24 May 2018
2013-09-12 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 04 October 2013
2012-01-24 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 24 February 2012
2009-06-30 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 17 July 2009
2006-03-07 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 29 March 2006
2000-10-17 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 18 January 2001

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 29% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 97 Unlock Unlock
Maths 98 Unlock Unlock

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 1 0
Third Preference 0 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Cockfield Primary School
Front Street, Cockfield, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 5EN
1.29 miles
Woodland Primary School
Woodland, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 5RF
2.25 miles
Ramshaw Primary School
Oaks Bank, Evenwood, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 9SD
2.69 miles
Evenwood Church of England Primary School
New Road, Evenwood, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 9QZ
2.78 miles
Hamsterley Primary School
Hamsterley Primary School, Hamsterley, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 3QF
3.31 miles
Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Black Swan Wynd, Staindrop, Darlington, County Durham, DL2 3NL
3.55 miles
Toft Hill Primary School
Toft Hill, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 0JA
3.72 miles
Witton-le-Wear Primary School
Witton-le-Wear Primary School, 31 St James Gardens, Witton-le-Wear, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 0BG
4.28 miles
Copeland Road Primary School
West Auckland, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 9JJ
4.28 miles
Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery
Lomond Walk, West Auckland, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 9UD
4.5 miles
St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park
The Baltic, Witton Park, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 0EP
4.57 miles
St Helen Auckland Community Primary School
Manor Road, St Helen Auckland, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 9EN
4.94 miles
Name Distance
Highcroft School
Highcroft, The Green, Cockfield, BISHOP AUCKLAND, County Durham, DL13 5AG
1.45 miles
Staindrop Academy
Cleatlam Lane, Staindrop, Darlington, County Durham, DL2 3JU
3.49 miles
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GCSE Attainment

Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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