Burnhope Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Durham, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Burnhope Primary School is a primary school in Durham, County Durham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 5 November 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Burnhope Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every applicant for Reception in 2026 was offered a place, as at 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- With 69 pupils on roll in January 2026, the school has 13.4 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 18.9 across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- 50.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 42.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other County Durham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Langley Avenue, Burnhope, Durham, DH7 0AG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 69 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 50.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 5 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils know and understand the school’s core values of ‘be kind’, ‘have courage’ and ‘show respect’.”
- “Their positive behaviour shows that they strive to uphold these values.”
- “Pupils are respectful of both their peers and adults.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, teachers do not choose the most appropriate activities or resources to use in lessons.”
- “This leads to confusion for pupils.”
- “For example, teachers give younger pupils worksheets that are too hard for them to read.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 December 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 50% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 6 first-preference applications, 6 offers in total, 6 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in County Durham.
- Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Greenland Community Primary School 2.0 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Bloemfontein Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Annfield Plain Infant School 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Annfield Plain Junior School 2.4 mi School remains Good
- Langley Park Primary School 2.5 mi Requires improvement Last distance published