Victoria Lane Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Bishop Auckland, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Victoria Lane Academy is a primary school in Bishop Auckland, County Durham for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 7 February 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Victoria Lane Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 46% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 drew 20 first-choice applications for 21 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 54.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 43.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other County Durham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Victoria Lane, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8NN
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 155 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 54.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 7 February 2024
Strengths
- “At Victoria Lane Academy, staff know pupils extremely well.”
- “There is a strong sense of community.”
- “Pupils are nurtured and very well cared for.”
To improve
- “Too many pupils are absent from school too often.”
- “The school recognises that improving this is a priority.”
- “However, the school does not have effective systems in place to track and identify the barriers to attendance that some pupils face.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 March 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) | 46% | 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: 20 first-preference applications, 21 offers in total, 20 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in County Durham.
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon 0.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Prince Bishops Community Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kirk Merrington Primary School 1.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Andrew's Academy 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cockton Hill Infant School 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Cockton Hill Junior School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Middlestone Moor Academy 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Thornhill Primary School 2.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published