Butterknowle Primary School

School Name: Butterknowle Primary School
Address: Pinfold Lane, Butterknowle
Town/City: Bishop Auckland
County: County Durham
Postcode: DL13 5PB
Telephone Number: 01388 718369
Website: https://www.durhamdalespartnership.co.uk

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Community school
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Federation: Durham Dales Partnership

Headteacher: Sarah Hodgkinson and Richard Sains (Co Executive Headteachers)
Capacity: 84
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 54 (41% boys & 59% girls)
Enrollment: 64% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 20.4%

URN: 114102
DfE Number: 840/2413
UKPRN: 10070834
UPRN: 10070414018
Region: North East (E12000001)
District: County Durham (E06000047)
Constituency: Bishop Auckland (E14001101)
Electoral Ward: Evenwood (E05016176)

Easting & Northing: 410836E, 525719N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 37' 37.67" N 1° 50' 0.72" W
Plus Code: 9C6WJ5G8+VH

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1. Cockfield Primary School (2.1km)
2. Highcroft School (2.3km)
3. Woodland Primary School (3.6km)
4. Ramshaw Primary School (4.3km)
5. Evenwood Church of England Primary School (4.5km)

Same federation

• Hamsterley Primary School
• Frosterley Primary School
• St John's Chapel Primary School
• Wearhead Primary School
• Woodland Primary School