Burnopfield Primary School
About the school
Burnopfield Primary School is an open primary school in County Durham.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 19 May 2026
- Published
- 1 July 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Good
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 78%
- County Durham
- 62%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 12%
- County Durham
- 8%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 84%
- County Durham
- 74%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 82%
- County Durham
- 73%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 90%
- County Durham
- 73%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 86%
- County Durham
- 72%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 27%
- County Durham
- 27%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 92%
- County Durham
- 80%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 106
- County Durham
- 105
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 106
- County Durham
- 104
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 107
- County Durham
- 105
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
368
Girls
50.54%
Boys
49.46%
SEN support
11.96%
Education, health and care plan
2.72%
English as an additional language
1.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
19.94%
Overall absence
4.25
Persistent absence
8.05