Tow Law Millennium Primary School
Wear Street, Attlee Estate, Bishop Auckland, DL13 4LF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Nicola Mawson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 77
- URN
- 114055
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01388730283
About this school
Tow Law Millennium Primary School is a community primary school in Bishop Auckland. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 77 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Tow Law Millennium Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 February 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 11 | 14 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 43% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 14% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 64% | 54% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 64% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 57% | 54% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Tow Law Millennium 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 | 55% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 95 |
| 2023/24 | 93 |
| 2024/25 | 81 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tow Law Millennium Primary School compares
Tow Law Millennium Primary School ranked 134th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 7.2% | 50.6% | 77 | — |
| Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law | 11% | 5.4% | 35.4% | 83 | 0.6 miles |
| Peases West Academy | 58% | 6.3% | 64% | 126 | 2.6 miles |
| Wolsingham Primary School | 76% | 4.1% | 21.1% | 163 | 2.6 miles |
| Hartside Primary Academy | 63% | 5.7% | 34.2% | 241 | 2.9 miles |
| Stanley (Crook) Primary School | 60% | 4.1% | 13.3% | 128 | 3.0 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)
- 50.62%
- English as an additional language
- 4.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.15%
- Persistent absence
- 18.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law0.6 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
-
Peases West Academy2.6 miles
Primary · Crook
-
Wolsingham Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
-
Hartside Primary Academy2.9 miles
Primary · Crook
-
Stanley (Crook) Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Crook
Other schools in Bishop Auckland
Tow Law Millennium Primary School ranks 16th of the 22 ranked primary schools in Bishop Auckland.
- Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law Primary
- Butterknowle Primary School Primary
- Cockfield Primary School Primary
- Cockton Hill Infant School Primary
- Cockton Hill Junior School Primary
- Copeland Road Primary School Primary
- Escomb Primary School Primary
- Etherley Lane Primary School Primary
- Evenwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- Frosterley Primary School Primary
- Hamsterley Primary School Primary
- Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Tow Law Millennium Primary School teach?
- Tow Law Millennium Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bishop Auckland.
- Who is the headteacher of Tow Law Millennium Primary School?
- The headteacher of Tow Law Millennium Primary School is Miss Nicola Mawson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Tow Law Millennium Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tow Law Millennium 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 many pupils are at Tow Law Millennium Primary School?
- Tow Law Millennium Primary School has 77 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Tow Law Millennium Primary School full?
- Tow Law Millennium Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 77 on roll (55%), 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 Tow Law Millennium Primary School a faith school?
- No. Tow Law Millennium Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Tow Law Millennium Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Tow Law Millennium Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Tow Law Millennium Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tow Law Millennium Primary School compare with other schools in County Durham?
- Tow Law Millennium Primary School ranked 134th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tow Law Millennium Primary School's absence rate?
- Tow Law Millennium Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tow Law Millennium Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tow Law Millennium 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 30 June 2026.