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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamDH1 2EYLaurel Avenue Community Primary School
Primary

Laurel Avenue Community Primary School

Primary

County Durham · Durham · DH1 2EY www.laurelavenue.durham.sch.uk/

Pupils
109
cap. 112
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
109
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
109
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 27/02/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Laurel Avenue Community Primary School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
60%
+16pp
82%60%38%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
RWM higher standard
0%
-6pp
9%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
60%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
70%
Maths higher standard
0%
Science expected standard
60%
SPAG expected standard
70%
SPAG higher standard
20%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
109
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
81%
SEN
35%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
24%

Contact

Address
Laurel Avenue, The Woodlands, Durham, DH1 2EY
Local authority
County Durham
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2560%0%80%60%70%0%70%0%60%70%108.0102.0105.035%109
2023/2444%6%75%25%50%6%88%25%69%81%106.0106.0109.034%108
2022/2338%0%44%6%69%13%81%13%69%56%101.0102.0102.0-3.20+0.50+2.0038%122
2018/1982%9%82%27%82%18%91%18%91%82%105.0104.0107.0+3.70+1.70+2.6039%107
2017/1850%0%67%33%50%0%100%17%50%83%106.0107.0106.0SuppressedSuppressedSuppressed32%111
2016/1769%0%69%8%69%0%77%15%69%69%106.0106.0109.0-1.50-2.50-1.7022%111

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2510916.735%2%81%7%24%
2023/2410814.034%1%75%6%18%
2022/2312215.838%3%72%6%19%
2021/2213919.230%6%69%6%20%
2020/2112620.736%6%50%
2018/1910718.239%8%62%3%3%
2017/1811118.232%14%56%4%6%
2016/1711114.522%10%60%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.