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Cotherstone Primary School
Cotherstone, Barnard Castle, DL12 9QB
Community school for ages 3–11 in Barnard Castle. Mixed intake.
Cotherstone Primary School is a community primary school in Barnard Castle, County Durham, for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has nursery classes and serves around 60 pupils. Ofsted rated it Good in April 2024.
At Key Stage 2, 40% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
The school says it was founded in 1965 to serve Cotherstone and surrounding villages, and is part of the Bowes Cotherstone Federation with Bowes Hutchinson's CE (VA) Primary School. It describes a warm, close-knit community where every child is known and valued, using the phrase "believe, aspire and thrive together".
Ages 3–11 · Primary
60 pupils · On roll
Community school · Mixed