Bowburn Primary School is a primary school located in Bowburn. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 27/11/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Crowtrees Lane, Bowburn, DH6 5FP
Website: http://www.bowburnprimary.durham.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01913770497
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jacqueline Glass
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114087

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 27/11/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 540
Number of Pupils: 346
Number of Boys: 180
Number of Girls: 166

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.5 to 1.3
Writing
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -1.9 to 1.5
Maths
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -3 to 0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:66%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bowburn Primary School
Crowtrees Lane , DH6 5FP
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Coxhoe Primary School
Cornforth Lane , Coxhoe DH6 4EJ
4out of 4 2,930 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Beal Walk , High Shincliffe DH1 2PN
4out of 4 2,943 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Cassop Primary School
Cassop , DH6 4RA
4out of 4 3,277 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.