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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamDH6 5FPBowburn Primary School
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Bowburn Primary School

Primary

County Durham · Bowburn · DH6 5FP

Pupils
429
cap. 540
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
429
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
429
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Closed school

This school is closed.

Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 23/01/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusClosed

Overview of Bowburn Primary School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
59%
+8pp
76%64%51%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 59%
RWM higher standard
8%
+8pp
9%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
41%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
84%
SPAG higher standard
38%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
429
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.2
EAL
11%
FSM eligible
36%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Crowtrees Lane, Bowburn, DH6 5FP
Local authority
County Durham
Website
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2559%8%81%41%76%19%81%19%84%84%106.0105.0108.019%429
2023/2451%0%63%16%70%5%60%14%67%56%103.0103.0104.017%400
2022/2373%5%95%38%80%5%80%30%88%85%108.0105.0108.0+2.40-1.50-0.7010%361
2018/1966%9%70%30%82%23%82%18%86%77%105.0103.0105.0-0.60-0.20-1.4017%192
2017/1876%9%84%29%87%24%82%29%78%78%106.0105.0106.0+1.50+1.60+1.0013%177
2016/1758%14%69%19%81%17%72%25%83%83%104.0103.0107.0+1.10+1.50+1.1011%166

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2542922.219%11%36%5%12%
2023/2440020.617%8%37%6%18%
2022/2336119.610%6%36%5%14%
2021/2236318.810%3%37%6%19%
2020/2134616.811%3%32%
2018/1919220.617%3%39%4%8%
2017/1817719.013%2%45%3%8%
2016/1716616.311%3%45%3%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.