Butterknowle Primary School | School performance

29%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

29%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

29%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 27/09/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCounty Durham

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio17.4:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Butterknowle Primary School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

29%

+7pp

73%48%22%

'17'24'25

'25 · 29%

RWM higher standard

0pp

18%9%0%

'17'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

29%

Reading higher standard

Writing expected standard

43%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

43%

Maths higher standard

14%

Science expected standard

71%

SPAG expected standard

29%

SPAG higher standard

14%

Reading scaled score

97.0

Maths scaled score

98.0

GPS scaled score

96.0

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

Pupil : teacher ratio

17.4

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

26%

SEN

22%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Pinfold Lane, Butterknowle, Bishop Auckland, DL13 5PB

Local authority

County Durham

Website

https://www.durhamdalespartnership.co.uk

Telephone

01388718369

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	29%	0%	29%	0%	43%	0%	43%	14%	71%	29%	97.0	98.0	96.0	—	—	—	22%	50
2023/24	22%	0%	44%	0%	56%	0%	22%	0%	67%	44%	99.0	97.0	99.0	—	—	—	24%	53
2022/23	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	26%	50
2018/19	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	28%	39
2017/18	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	26%	34
2016/17	73%	18%	100%	45%	73%	27%	73%	27%	73%	64%	109.0	106.0	105.0	+5.30	+0.40	+2.10	27%	37

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	50	12.3	22%	0%	26%	4%	7%
2023/24	53	19.6	24%	0%	15%	7%	21%
2022/23	50	13.9	26%	0%	12%	7%	22%
2021/22	52	14.3	21%	0%	13%	9%	32%
2020/21	50	16.7	28%	0%	10%	—	—
2018/19	39	13.4	28%	0%	13%	5%	12%
2017/18	34	11.7	26%	0%	21%	4%	—
2016/17	37	12.8	27%	0%	19%	3%	—