Ramshaw Primary School
Oaks Bank, Evenwood, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9SD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Liz Sturrock
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 77
- Pupils on roll
- 54
- URN
- 114099
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01388832411
About this school
Ramshaw Primary School is a community primary school in Bishop Auckland. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 54 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. 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 23 May 2024, 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 | 4 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | - | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | - | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | - | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | - | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 112.0 | - | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | - | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.40 | - | - |
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 Ramshaw 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 | 64% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | — | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62 |
| 2023/24 | 59 |
| 2024/25 | 66 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ramshaw Primary School compares
Ramshaw Primary School ranked 97th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 6.9% | 31.8% | 54 | — |
| Evenwood Church of England Primary School | 86% | 6.7% | 55.9% | 97 | 0.5 miles |
| Copeland Road Primary School | — | 6.4% | 36% | 130 | 1.6 miles |
| Toft Hill Primary School | 74% | 4% | 16.2% | 203 | 1.6 miles |
| Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery | 56% | 6.7% | 44.3% | 161 | 1.8 miles |
| Cockfield Primary School | 88% | 5% | 26.1% | 115 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.82%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 6.93%
- Persistent absence
- 18.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Evenwood Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
-
Copeland Road Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
-
Toft Hill Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
-
Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery1.8 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
-
Cockfield Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
Other schools in Bishop Auckland
Ramshaw Primary School ranks 10th 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 year groups does Ramshaw Primary School teach?
- Ramshaw Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bishop Auckland.
- Who is the headteacher of Ramshaw Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ramshaw Primary School is Mrs Liz Sturrock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ramshaw Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ramshaw 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 Ramshaw Primary School?
- Ramshaw Primary School has 54 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ramshaw Primary School full?
- Ramshaw Primary School has capacity for 77 pupils and 54 on roll (70%), 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 Ramshaw Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ramshaw Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ramshaw Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ramshaw Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Ramshaw Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ramshaw Primary School rank locally?
- Ramshaw Primary School ranked 97th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ramshaw Primary School's absence rate?
- Ramshaw Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ramshaw Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ramshaw 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.