Butterknowle Primary School
Community primary school in Bishop Auckland (County Durham).
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Nearby schools
nearest first15 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Cockfield Primary School, 1.3 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cockfield Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 115 | Good, 2023 |
| Highcroft SchoolOther independent special | 1.4 mi | Special | 13 | - |
| Woodland Primary SchoolCommunity | 2.1 mi | Primary | 25 | Good, 2024 |
| Ramshaw Primary SchoolCommunity | 2.7 mi | Primary | 54 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2015) |
| Evenwood Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.8 mi | Primary | 97 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2014, previous school) |
| Hamsterley Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.3 mi | Primary | 36 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1 |
| Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 3.5 mi | Primary | 179 | Good, 2023 |
| Staindrop AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 3.5 mi | Secondary | 504 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Toft Hill Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.6 mi | Primary | 203 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good |
| Copeland Road Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.2 mi | Primary | 130 | No overall grade, 2024Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Good. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Witton-le-Wear Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.3 mi | Primary | 114 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Outstanding |
| Oakley Cross Primary School and NurseryCommunity | 4.4 mi | Primary | 161 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (May 2018) |
| St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton ParkAcademy converter | 4.5 mi | Primary | 57 | Good, 2023 |
| St Helen Auckland Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.9 mi | Primary | 203 | Good, 2018Last graded inspection in our data (previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Ingleton CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 5.0 mi | Primary | 48 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2011, previous school) |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 40% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 4 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 75
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