Bowburn Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 23 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
- 16.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.0%
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%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.4
WritingAverage-1.5
MathsAverage-0.7
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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 38
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 38
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 23.7 |
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 |