Primary school in Bowburn, County Durham
Bowburn Primary School
Crowtrees Lane, Bowburn, County Durham, DH6 5FP
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 23 January 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 438
- Places
- 540
- How full
- 81% full — 438 of 540 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 208 / 230
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for County Durham 044A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 33%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 18%
- Households owning their home
- 67%
- Households in social housing
- 21%
- Households with no car
- 17%
- Adults economically inactive
- 36%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Natalie Maughan
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Ward
- Bowburn & Coxhoe
- Constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- URN
- 152113
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coxhoe Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 84% | 1.7 mi |
| Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | 71% | 1.7 mi |
| Cassop Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 53% | 1.9 mi |
| Kelloe Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 76% | 2.1 mi |
| West Cornforth Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 83% | 2.2 mi |
| Tudhoe Colliery Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 72% | 2.9 mi |
| Sherburn Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 57% | 3.1 mi |
| Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 84% | 3.1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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