Rookhope Primary School
Rookhope, Bishop Auckland, DL13 2DA
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Hodgkinson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village in a sparse setting
- Capacity
- 44
- Pupils on roll
- 5
- URN
- 114063
- Local authority
- County Durham
About this school
Rookhope Primary School was a community primary school in Bishop Auckland. It taught children aged 2 to 11 and had 5 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Rookhope Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - |
| Expected standard in reading | - | - |
| Expected standard in maths | - | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - |
Trends over time
How Rookhope 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9 |
| 2023/24 | 5 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rookhope Primary School compares
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | 40% | 5 | — |
| Stanhope Barrington CofE Primary School | 56% | 6% | 23.7% | 123 | 4.0 miles |
| St John's Chapel Primary School | — | 5.6% | 22.2% | 24 | 4.4 miles |
| Wearhead Primary School | — | 4.8% | 14.3% | 11 | 5.4 miles |
| Frosterley Primary School | 71% | 7.6% | 35.9% | 32 | 6.6 miles |
| Whitley Chapel Church of England First School | — | 5.4% | 11.5% | 28 | 9.3 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stanhope Barrington CofE Primary School4.0 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
-
St John's Chapel Primary School4.4 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
-
Wearhead Primary School5.4 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
-
Frosterley Primary School6.6 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
-
Whitley Chapel Church of England First School9.3 miles
Primary · Hexham
Other 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 Rookhope Primary School teach?
- Rookhope Primary School taught children aged 2 to 11. It was a primary school in Bishop Auckland.
- Has Rookhope Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Rookhope Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Rookhope Primary School?
- Rookhope Primary School had 5 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- What are Rookhope Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rookhope 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 31 August 2024.