Langley Park Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Durham, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Langley Park Primary School is a primary school in Durham, County Durham for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 25 June 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Langley Park Primary School 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
- Ofsted's latest outcome, on 25 June 2024, was Requires improvement; of the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham, 5 are Good and 1 Requires improvement.
- Reception 2026 had 17 first-choice applications for 18 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 50% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Langley Park, Durham, DH7 9XN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 183 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 25 June 2024
Strengths
- “Langley Park Primary School is a nurturing school that provides an inclusive place for pupils to learn.”
- “Staff care deeply for the pupils and help them to develop independence and resilience.”
- “Staff have high expectations for all pupils’ achievement.”
To improve
- “However, these ambitions are not fully realised because some parts of the curriculum are not implemented as intended.”
- “As a result, pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
- “However, there is more that the school needs to do to ensure that all pupils benefit from a high-quality education across all subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 September 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) | 50% | 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: 17 first-preference applications, 18 offers in total, 17 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.
- Esh CofE (Aided) Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh Village 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Witton Gilbert Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Silver Tree Primary School and Nursery 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor 1.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Bearpark Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- New Brancepeth Primary Academy 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sacriston Academy 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published