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Victoria Lane Academy

Primary

County Durham · Bishop Auckland · DL14 8NN https://www.victorialaneacademy.org.uk

Pupils
172
cap. 240
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
46%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
172
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
46%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
172
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of Victoria Lane Academy · Primary · County Durham

Finance£7959 spend / pupil£8396 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
46%
-28pp
84%64%43%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 46%
RWM higher standard
4%
0pp
11%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
19%
Writing expected standard
65%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
65%
Maths higher standard
4%
Science expected standard
73%
SPAG expected standard
77%
LA AVG 72.79%
SPAG higher standard
15%
LA AVG 26.79%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.09
Maths scaled score
101.0
LA AVG 103.99
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
172
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
59%
SEN
29%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
24%

Contact

Address
Victoria Lane, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8NN
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
2024/2546%4%73%19%65%12%65%4%73%77%104.0101.0104.029%172
2023/2474%4%96%43%78%30%78%9%91%91%109.0104.0106.025%171
2022/2363%0%78%33%70%15%74%4%78%70%105.0101.0101.0+0.00-1.70-2.4021%189
2018/1943%0%57%13%74%26%78%9%83%70%102.0103.0102.0-1.70+1.10-1.7027%181
2017/1884%11%84%53%84%21%95%16%95%89%109.0106.0108.0+3.00-0.40+0.6019%187
2016/1761%6%72%17%78%22%83%11%78%83%103.0104.0105.0+1.50+3.00+2.8022%171

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
2024/2517219.629%4%59%9%24%
2023/2417115.325%1%60%9%34%
2022/2318920.721%2%60%10%41%
2021/2218820.523%0%64%8%27%
2020/2119223.720%0%50%
2018/1918117.827%1%48%5%11%
2017/1818719.919%0%52%5%8%
2016/1717117.822%0%56%6%18%

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