Vane Road Primary School

State-Funded School

vane-road-primary-school-durham-north-east-149738

North EastRegion

DurhamLocal Authority

Newton Aycliffe and SpennymoorConstituency

DL5 5RHPostcode

7.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Vane Road Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Durham, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 427 pupils. Vane Road Primary School is part of LINGFIELD EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2013

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 77%
Higher standard: 5%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

97%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Pupils

427

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

24%

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 427
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: LINGFIELD EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 Jun 2013	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.