Primary
Bowes Hutchinson's CofE (Aided) School
Bowes, Barnard Castle, DL12 9LG
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 39 of 70 places
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Religious character
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
September 2023
Previous framework
Requires improvement
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
SATs results
38%
101.0
-6.6
5th of 6 by our score, among the primary schools in Barnard Castle we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2022/2023
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 97 |
| Progress in maths | -6.60 |
| Progress in reading | -4.20 |
| Progress in writing | +0.30 |
| Average reading score | 101 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 38% |
| Working at a higher standard | 8% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Bowes, Barnard Castle, DL12 9LG
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
County Durham admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Julie Gibson
- Address
- Bowes, Barnard Castle, DL12 9LG
- Telephone
- 01833628291