School profile

Byers Green Primary School

Primary · Community school · Spennymoor, DL16 7PN

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Good
Requires improvement
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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#8,273 of 15,057

Similar to most schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Byers Green Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 18 Feb 2025

Area360 rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 11
Pupils75
GenderMixed
Head teacherMiss Gill Dodds
Local authorityCounty Durham
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 114070.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolCounty DurhamEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths63%62%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.0%8%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.106105106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.104104105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.105105105
Expected standard in reading75%74%76%
Expected standard in writing75%73%73%
Expected standard in maths63%73%75%
Pupils taking tests8--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils75
Girls37
Boys38
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.40%
First language not English1.3%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.112
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.33%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.18
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.5
Average class size18.8

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
96%
Other White
2.7%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
Gypsy/Roma
0%
White and Black Caribbean
0%
White and Black African
0%
White and Asian
0%
Other mixed
0%
Indian
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher15
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.11.5
Teachers (FTE)5
Teaching assistants (FTE)1.5
Support staff (FTE)4.17
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/254
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/254
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.10
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.12
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.8
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.8
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolCounty DurhamEngland
Overall absence5%, similar to England, similar to County Durham5.3%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.18.1%, worse than England, worse than County Durham14%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.1.4%, similar to England, similar to County Durham0.9%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate4.2%
Pupils with one or more suspensions4.2%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Byers Green Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
1.2 miPrimarySt Stephen's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
1.3 miSecondaryParkside AcademyAcademy converter
Good
1.5 miPrimaryWillington Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.7 miPrimaryOur Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, WillingtonAcademy converter
Good

Frequently asked questions about Byers Green Primary School

What is Byers Green Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Byers Green Primary School is rated Good, last inspected on 18 Feb 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Byers Green Primary School rank in England?

Byers Green Primary School ranks 8,273 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (similar to most schools).

What are Byers Green Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 63% of pupils at Byers Green Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Byers Green Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Byers Green Primary School made 10 offers from 12 applications (1.2 per offer), and 8 of 8 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Byers Green Primary School?

Byers Green Primary School has 75 pupils aged 4 to 11.

What is the capacity of Byers Green Primary School?

Byers Green Primary School had 112 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Byers Green Primary School?

At Byers Green Primary School, the average class had 18.8 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 15 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Byers Green Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Byers Green Primary School missed 5% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 18.1% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.