Howletch Lane Primary School

State-Funded School

howletch-lane-primary-school-durham-north-east

North EastRegion

DurhamLocal Authority

EasingtonConstituency

SR8 2NQPostcode

1.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Howletch Lane Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Durham, North East.

It currently serves 382 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 25%
Higher standard: 5%
Reading score: 101
Maths score: 98

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

382

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

32%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 382
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
16 Oct 2024	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
5 Mar 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.