Bowburn Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 24 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
County Durham
Unique reference
114087
Address
Crowtrees Lane, DH6 5FP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
400 (56% of total capacity)
Boys
52.0%
Girls
48.0%
First language not English
8.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
31.5%
Persistent absence
14.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 84.8%
African 4.3%
Other White 3.3%
Other 2%
Pakistani 1.8%
Mixed 1.5%
Indian 1%
Other Asian 1%
Chinese 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.4
WritingAverage-1.5
MathsAverage-0.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 73%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 5%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Bowburn Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
39
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
38
2nd preference
13
3rd preference
11
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
38
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher23.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher23.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Part-time
27
11
16
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
11
4
7
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
5
2
3
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
22
14
8
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
10
5
5
Reception, Full-time
44
16
28
Year 1
41
27
14
Year 2
51
26
25
Year 3
55
29
26
Year 4
46
29
17
Year 5
44
24
20
Year 6
44
21
23
Year 2023-2024

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