Laurel Avenue Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Durham, County Durham
Laurel Avenue Community Primary School is a primary school in Durham, County Durham for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 27 February 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Open on the map Unlock with a pass · £9.99
Key facts
- Address
- Laurel Avenue, The Woodlands, Durham, DH1 2EY
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 114 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 58.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 27 February 2024
Strengths
- “Laurel Avenue Community Primary School is highly inclusive.”
- “The staff care deeply about pupils and the wider community.”
- “The school provides a wealth of pastoral support.”
To improve
- “The school recognises that previous pupils have not achieved as well as they could in national assessments in reading and writing.”
- “However, in some subjects, some of the checks of what pupils can remember are not matched closely to the knowledge that leaders have identified that pupils need to know and remember.”
- “As a result, sometimes teachers do not identify the precise gaps in pupils’ knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 April 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 60% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 9 first-preference applications, 9 offers in total, 9 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as County Durham published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in County Durham.
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Durham Gilesgate Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published