Bowburn Infant School
Wylam Street, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5BE
This school is closed (it closed in August 2019).
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Christine Ormerod
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- City of Durham
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 168
- Pupils on roll
- 194
- URN
- 114088
- Local authority
- County Durham
About this school
Bowburn Infant School was a community primary school in Durham. It taught children aged 2 to 7 and had 194 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Bowburn Infant 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.
How Bowburn Infant School compares
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | 194 | — |
| Bowburn Primary School | — | — | — | 438 | 0.0 miles |
| Coxhoe Primary School | 84% | 4.2% | 21.6% | 309 | 1.6 miles |
| Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School | 71% | 3.5% | 7.7% | 195 | 1.7 miles |
| Cassop Primary School | 53% | 6.3% | 21.4% | 114 | 1.9 miles |
| West Cornforth Primary School | 83% | 6.2% | 50% | 251 | 2.1 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.
Location
Nearby schools
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Bowburn Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Bowburn
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Coxhoe Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Durham
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Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Durham
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Cassop Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Durham
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West Cornforth Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Ferryhill
Other schools in Durham
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester Primary
- Bearpark Primary School Primary
- Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School Primary
- Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School Primary
- Brandon Primary Academy Primary
- Burnhope Primary School Primary
- Cassop Primary School Primary
- Coxhoe Primary School Primary
- Durham Gilesgate Primary School Primary
- Durham Newton Hall Infants' School Primary
- Edmondsley Primary Academy Primary
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 2 September 2019.