Burnopfield Primary School
Front Street, Burnopfield, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE16 6PT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Rebecca Brunton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- Not Applicable
- Constituency
- Blaydon and Consett
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 400
- Pupils on roll
- 351
- URN
- 114035
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01207270397
About this school
Burnopfield Primary School is a community primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 351 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 51 | 51 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 86% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 6% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 90% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 95% | 92% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 95% | 90% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Burnopfield Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | County Durham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 86% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 379 |
| 2023/24 | 374 |
| 2024/25 | 368 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Burnopfield Primary School compares
Burnopfield Primary School ranked 26th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 4.3% | 19.9% | 351 | — |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor | 74% | 3.9% | 10.2% | 187 | 1.1 miles |
| Highfield Community Primary School | 57% | 5.4% | 56.2% | 112 | 1.4 miles |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Highfield | 80% | 3.2% | 26.8% | 81 | 1.4 miles |
| Rowlands Gill Community Primary School | 52% | 3.3% | 20.5% | 204 | 1.5 miles |
| Tanfield Lea Community Primary School | 64% | 4.1% | 30.8% | 325 | 1.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.94%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.25%
- Persistent absence
- 8.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor1.1 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Highfield Community Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Rowlands Gill
-
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Highfield1.4 miles
Primary · Rowlands Gill
-
Rowlands Gill Community Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Rowlands Gill
-
Tanfield Lea Community Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Stanley
Other schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Burnopfield Primary School ranks 20th of the 94 ranked primary schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Amberley Primary School Primary
- Archbishop Runcie CofE First School Primary
- Archibald First School Primary
- Atkinson Road Primary Academy Primary
- Backworth Park Primary School Primary
- Balliol Primary School Primary
- Balliol Primary School Primary
- Beech Hill Primary School Primary
- Belsay Primary School Primary
- Benton Dene Primary School Primary
- Benton Park Primary School Primary
- Bridgewater Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Burnopfield Primary School teach?
- Burnopfield Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Burnopfield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Burnopfield Primary School is Headteacher Rebecca Brunton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Burnopfield Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Burnopfield Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Burnopfield Primary School?
- Burnopfield Primary School has 351 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Burnopfield Primary School full?
- Burnopfield Primary School has capacity for 400 pupils and 351 on roll (88%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Burnopfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Burnopfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Burnopfield Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Burnopfield Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Burnopfield Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Burnopfield Primary School's special educational needs provision as: Not Applicable. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Burnopfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Burnopfield Primary School rank locally?
- Burnopfield Primary School ranked 26th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Burnopfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Burnopfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Burnopfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Burnopfield Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.