Report card · inspected Feb 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
This schoolOther primary schools in County Durham
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention | ||||
| Achievement | Needs attention | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard | ||||
| Early years | Expected standard | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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Inspection history
- 10 February 2026Report card · 5 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
- 27 September 2023Graded inspection: Requires improvement
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry6 applications · 3 places offered · 3 named it first
- 2026 2.0; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2025 1.3; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2024 2.2; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2023 4.0; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2022 2.3; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2021 1.8; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2020 1.5; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2019 1.9; County Durham median median 2.0
- 2018 2.4; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2017 2.2; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2016 1.2; County Durham median median 1.5
- 2015 1.4; County Durham median median 1.6
- 2014 2.3; County Durham median median 1.6
- This school
- County Durham median
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 10 | 15 | 1.5 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 7 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 3 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 29% · Writing 43% · Maths 43% → all three 29% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- County Durham median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 29% | 0% | 97 | 98 |
| 2023/24 | 22% | 0% | 99 | 97 |
| 2022/23 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Butterknowle Primary SchoolThis schoolThis school20262.0applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · County DurhamGood20231.4applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
- 3.6 km · County DurhamGood20241.2applications per place
- 4.3 km · County DurhamRemains Good20243.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 4.5 km · County DurhamStandards maintained20241.7applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
- 5.3 km · County DurhamGraded · no overall grade20257.0applications per place
- 5.7 km · County DurhamGood20231.6applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
- 6.0 km · County DurhamGraded · no overall grade20242.3applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
- 6.9 km · County DurhamGraded · no overall grade20252.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 114102 · 840/2413
- Capacity
- 84 pupils · 54 on roll
- Free school meals
- 20.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- Pinfold Lane, Butterknowle, Bishop Auckland, DL13 5PB
- Local authority
- County Durham
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources