Butterknowle Primary School
Ofsted: Needs attentionCommunity school · Primary
Bishop Auckland · DL13 5PB · County Durham
Ages 3–11
- Absence7.1%
2.3 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 114108
Woodland Primary School
Community school · Bishop Auckland · DL13 5RF
Ages 3–11 · 25 pupils · County Durham
Ofsted
Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
67%
Overall absence
4.0%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2024-04-17
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)67%
Higher standard (RWM)17%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 108.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 103.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 106.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence4.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.1%
Unauthorised0.0%
- Authorised absence
- 4.0%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 22
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill60%
25 pupils · 42 places
- Pupils on roll
- 25
- Boys / girls
- 14 / 11
- School capacity
- 42
- Capacity fill
- 25 / 42 (60%)
- Free school meals
- 8%
- FSM pupils
- 2
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community school
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Community school
- Federation
- Durham Dales Partnership
- Headteacher
- Sarah Hodgkinson and Richard Sains (Co Executive Headteachers)
Location
- Address
- Woodland
- Postcode
- DL13 5RF
- Town
- Bishop Auckland
- County
- County Durham
- Local authority
- County Durham
- District
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- 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 3–11, in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, 25 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 8%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Sarah Hodgkinson and Richard Sains (Co Executive Headteachers)
- Telephone
- 01388718271