Laurel Avenue Community Primary School

State-Funded School

laurel-avenue-community-primary-school-durham-north-east

North EastRegion

DurhamLocal Authority

City of DurhamConstituency

DH1 2EYPostcode

3.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 114 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 44%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Pupils

114

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

59%

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: 114
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
28 Apr 2024	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good
24 Dec 2014	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.