Bowes Hutchinson's CofE (Aided) School
Voluntary aided school in Barnard Castle, County Durham.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Age range | 2 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 39 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 70 |
| Free school meals | 7.70% |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Address | Bowes, Bowes Hutchinsons Ce Va Primary School, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 9LG |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.boweshutchinsonsschool.org.uk |
| Telephone | 01833628291 |
| URN | 114237 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 25 March 2026, published 18 May 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected 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 |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 20 September 2023, published 23 October 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Cotherstone Primary School (primary school, about 6.3 km)
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle (primary school, about 6.7 km)
- Montalbo Nursery & Primary School (primary school, about 6.9 km)
- Green Lane Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 7.4 km)
- Middleton-In-Teesdale Academy (primary school, about 12.3 km)
- Reeth Community Infant School (primary school, about 14.9 km)
- Woodland Primary School (primary school, about 15.2 km)
- Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary School (primary school, about 15.6 km)
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