Bowes Hutchinson's CofE (Aided) School
Voluntary aided school · Barnard Castle · DL12 9LG
Ages 2–11 · 39 pupils · County Durham
Ofsted
Expected standard
Overall absence
4.2%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Expected standard
Inspection date
2026-03-25
- AchievementExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Safeguarding standards: Met
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
- Authorised absence
- 2.5%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 2.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 51
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.00 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
6
Places offered
6
1st-preference offers
6
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 12
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 6
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
39 pupils · 70 places
- Pupils on roll
- 39
- Boys / girls
- 18 / 21
- School capacity
- 70
- Capacity fill
- 39 / 70 (56%)
- Free school meals
- 7.7%
- FSM pupils
- 3
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
Age range
Ages 2–11
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Voluntary aided school
- Federation
- Bowes Cotherstone Federation
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Gibson
Location
- Address
- Bowes, Bowes Hutchinsons Ce Va Primary School
- Postcode
- DL12 9LG
- Town
- Barnard Castle
- County
- County Durham
- Local authority
- County Durham
- District
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 2–11, in Barnard Castle, County Durham, 39 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 7.7%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Leeds (ce).
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Gibson
- Telephone
- 01833628291