Lumley Junior School is a primary school located in Chester le Street. 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 19/03/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Cocken Lane, Chester le Street, DH3 4JJ
Website: www.lumley.durham.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01913882310
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Tracey Wilson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114002

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 19/03/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 196
Number of Pupils: 174
Number of Boys: 81
Number of Girls: 93

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 3.5 Confidence interval 1.7 to 5.3
Writing
Above Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 0.8 to 4.1
Maths
Above Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 1.2 to 4.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:89%
England Average:65%

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

School:23%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lumley Junior School
Cocken Lane , Great Lumley DH3 4JJ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Lumley Infant and Nursery School
Great Lumley , DH3 4JL
4out of 4 379 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Woodlea Primary School
Fence Houses , DH4 6AR
3out of 4 2,200 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Red Rose Primary School
York Terrace , DH3 3NA
4out of 4 2,531 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street
Ropery Lane , DH3 3PH
- not rated 2,722 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Park View School
Church Chare , DH3 3QA
3out of 4 3,024 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.