Butterknowle Primary School

Butterknowle Primary School at a glance

Located in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, Butterknowle Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 50 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' when it was last inspected in February 2026. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 29% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 7.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 97 in reading and 98 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). If you are considering Butterknowle Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.