Bowes Hutchinson's CofE (Aided) School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 2–11 · Barnard Castle, County Durham
Bowes Hutchinson's CofE (Aided) School is a primary school in Barnard Castle, County Durham for ages 2–11 (voluntary aided school). County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Bowes, Bowes Hutchinsons Ce Va Primary School, Barnard Castle, DL12 9LG
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 39 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 8.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 25 March 2026
Strengths
- “The school is a warm, welcoming community.”
- “Pupils quickly become part of a family when they join the school.”
- “Pupils know each other well and look out for one another.”
To improve
- “In the wider curriculum, this is not as consistent.”
- “However, in some books, pupils make errors in their work that are not always identified and addressed.”
- “This limits the quality of pupils’ work and the progress that they make.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 5 first-preference applications, 5 offers in total, 5 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as County Durham published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in County Durham.
- Cotherstone Primary School 3.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle 4.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Montalbo Nursery & Primary School 4.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Green Lane Church of England Primary School 4.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Middleton-In-Teesdale Academy 7.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Woodland Primary School 9.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary School 9.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Butterknowle Primary School 10.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published