Laurel Avenue Community Primary School is a primary school located in Durham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 11/12/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Laurel Avenue, Durham

School Information

Address: Laurel Avenue, Durham, DH1 2EY
Website: www.laurelavenue.durham.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01913868416
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Gaynor Davison
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114140

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 11/12/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 112
Number of Pupils: 126
Number of Boys: 68
Number of Girls: 58

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3.7 Confidence interval -0.1 to 7.5
Writing
Average: 1.7 Confidence interval -1.8 to 5.2
Maths
Average: 2.6 Confidence interval -0.7 to 6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:82%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Laurel Avenue Community Primary School
Laurel Avenue , The Woodlands DH1 2EY
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate
Mill Lane , Gilesgate DH1 2JQ
- not rated 464 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Hild's College Church of England Aided Primary School, Durham
Renny's Lane , Gilesgate DH1 2HZ
3out of 4 628 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Durham Gilesgate Primary School
Kepier Crescent , Gilesgate DH1 1PH
2out of 4 890 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School
Church Street , DH1 3DQ
3out of 4 1,630 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Durham Sixth Form Centre
Providence Row , The Sands DH1 1SG
4out of 4 1,674 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Belmont Community School
Buckinghamshire Road , Belmont DH1 2QP
3out of 4 1,901 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Leonard's Catholic School
North End , DH1 4NG
3out of 4 2,710 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
Crossgate Moor , DH1 4SU
4out of 4 3,252 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
University of Durham
University Office , Old Evet DH1 3HP
- not rated 1,364 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Independent Grammar School:Durham
Claypath , Durham DH1 1RH
- not rated 1,610 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The Chorister School
The College , DH1 3EL
- not rated 1,888 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Durham School
Quarry Heads Lane , DURHAM DH1 4SZ
- not rated 2,314 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Dunholme Close , Aykley Heads DH1 5WB
3out of 4 2,943 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.