Primary school

Burnhope Primary School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Durham
  • DH7 0AG
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2019

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,275 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 82%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 91%91%2016/17: top 97%2018/19: top 41%41% · 2018/192022/23: top 63%2023/24: top 67%2024/25: top 82%No exams

Against North East

Expected standard, RWM50% · North East 67%Small cohort: 6 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · North East 8%Small cohort: 6 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score103 · North East 105Small cohort: 6 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score100 · North East 105Small cohort: 6 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22Withheld 2017/18

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 31% · 16 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 30% · 10 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: withheld (4 pupils)2018/19: 71% · 7 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 57% · 14 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 56% · 16 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 50% · 6 pupils · North East 67%71%30%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 16 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 0% · 10 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: withheld (4 pupils)2018/19: 0% · 7 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 0% · 14 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 0% · 16 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 0% · 6 pupils · North East 8%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 16 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 103 · 10 pupils · North East 1042017/18: withheld (4 pupils)2018/19: 105 · 7 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 105 · 14 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 103 · 16 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 103 · 6 pupils · North East 10510599No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 99 · 16 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 101 · 10 pupils · North East 1052017/18: withheld (4 pupils)2018/19: 103 · 7 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 104 · 14 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 102 · 16 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 100 · 6 pupils · North East 10510499No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
6 of 6 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st66
2nd00
3rd10

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2024

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2012Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Goodas predecessor
  4. 2016Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2019Goodas predecessor
  6. 2024Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202669
Free school meals (past 6 years)47.2%
First language not English0.0%
SEN support17.3%
EHC plan1.2%
Absence (sessions missed)4.3%
Persistently absent pupils16.2%

Girls 43.2%Boys 56.8%

65.1% full · 106 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher13.4
Pupils per adult7.6
  • Classroom teachers 3
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 3.7
  • Other support 3

Teachers 5 FTE · Whole workforce 11.7 · 18 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£10,667
Spend per pupil£10,090
Staff spend per pupil£7,821
Reserve per pupil£64
  • +£5,000revenue reserve
  • +£45,000in-year balance

Grants £10,538 · self-generated £154 · premises £679 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: STANLEY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP (10 academies) · trust reserve £465,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it