OFSTED
10 February 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
27 September 2023
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
16 November 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
County Durham
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
54
54 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
32
59.3% of pupils
Male pupils
22
40.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.4 pts
below England
School
20.4%
County Durham
32.2%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.3 pts
below England
School
0.0%
County Durham
4.7%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
County Durham
0.5%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
98.1%
53
Unclassified
1.9%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
27.8%
15 of
54 pupils
7.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
11.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
29.0%
31.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
29.0%
Reading
44.8 pts below England
School
29.0%
County Durham
73.0%
North East
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
43.0%
Writing
27.3 pts below England
School
43.0%
County Durham
71.9%
North East
71.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
43.0%
Maths
29.0 pts below England
School
43.0%
County Durham
72.0%
North East
72.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.40%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.81 pts
lower than
England
School
4.40%
County Durham
6.04%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
6.82%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.00 pts
lower than
England
School
6.82%
County Durham
15.78%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
County Durham
1.43%
North East
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
64.3%
23.9 pts
below England
Butterknowle Primary School
64.3%
County Durham
83.6%
North East
87.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.