Butterknowle Primary School

Community school · Primary school · Bishop Auckland, County Durham

DL13 5PB

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

18.8

Simplified comparison — how this is calculated. A higher score doesn’t mean a better school for every child.

#13,958

National rank

#723

In North East

#182

In County Durham

Top 98%

Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM ?

29%

% achieving higher RWM ?

Reading average scaled score ?

97.0

National avg ≈ 105

Maths average scaled score ?

98.0

National avg ≈ 104

Reading progress ?

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Why no data?

Maths progress

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Why no data?

% RWM expected (year-on-year) 22% → 29% ▲ 7.0 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 50 % FSM ever-6 26.0% % EAL 0.0% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed Religious character

Official sources

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Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

Location

Nearby primary schools

Cockfield Primary School Bishop Auckland · 1.3 mi 86.4 Ramshaw Primary School Bishop Auckland · 2.7 mi 41.6 Evenwood Church of England Primary School Bishop Auckland · 2.8 mi 89.7 Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary School Darlington · 3.5 mi 89.6 Toft Hill Primary School Bishop Auckland · 3.6 mi 63.3 Witton-le-Wear Primary School Bishop Auckland · 4.3 mi 51.6 Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery Bishop Auckland · 4.4 mi 49.2 St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park Bishop Auckland · 4.5 mi 43.6