Bowes Hutchinson's CofE (Aided) School
Bowes, Barnard Castle, DL12 9LG
39 pupils · 56% of 70 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Free school meals
- 7.7%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 25 March 2026, published 18 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | Not published (small cohort) |
| Reaching the higher standard | Not published (small cohort) |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 8 | 8 | 13 | 8 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Cotherstone Primary School 6.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle 6.7 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Montalbo Nursery & Primary School 6.9 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Green Lane Church of England Primary School 7.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Middleton-In-Teesdale Academy 12.4 km · Inadequate (2022) · previous system
- Reeth Community Primary School 14.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.