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Byers Green Primary School

Community school · Spennymoor · DL16 7PN

Ages 4–11 · 75 pupils · County Durham

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

54%

Overall absence

4.5%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-02-18

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)54%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.4%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
2.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
67

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

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

5

Places offered

5

1st-preference offers

5

Total preferences (any rank)
11
Preferred offers (top 3)
5
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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).

Capacity fill71%

75 pupils · 105 places

Pupils on roll
75
Boys / girls
38 / 37
School capacity
105
Capacity fill
75 / 105 (71%)
Free school meals
40%
FSM pupils
30
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Gill Dodds

Location

Address
Wear View, Byers Green
Postcode
DL16 7PN
Town
Spennymoor
County
County Durham
Local authority
County Durham
District
County Durham
Constituency
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to 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 community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Spennymoor, County Durham, 75 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 40%.

Open schools in Spennymoor
12
Primary schools in Spennymoor
8
Academies among open schools in Spennymoor
42% (5)
Open schools in DL16
13
Primary in DL16
9
Open schools in County Durham LA
281
Primary in County Durham LA
209

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Willington Primary School

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    Ages 2–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM56.4%
    • Demand0.79

    1.5 miles away

  • Sunnybrow Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Ages 2–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM68.5%
    • Demand1.00

    2.0 miles away

  • Hunwick Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • FSM17.5%

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  • Middlestone Moor Academy

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Durham · DL16 7DA · County Durham

    Ages 2–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence7.0%
    • FSM41.1%
    • Demand0.95

    2.1 miles away

  • King Street Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Spennymoor · DL16 6RA · County Durham

    Ages 2–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM42.2%
    • Demand0.96

    2.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Gill Dodds
Telephone
01388603483
Website
www.byersgreen.durham.sch.uk/

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