Primary
Laurel Avenue Community Primary School
Laurel Avenue, The Woodlands, Durham, DH1 2EY
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 114 of 112 places
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Nursery
- Yes
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2024
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)SATs results
60%
108.0
27th of 42 by our score, among the primary schools in Durham we can score - 44 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 102 |
| Average reading score | 108 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 60% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 38% |
| 23/24 | 44% |
| 24/25 | 60% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 101.0 |
| 23/24 | 106.0 |
| 24/25 | 108.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 102.0 |
| 23/24 | 106.0 |
| 24/25 | 102.0 |
Laurel Avenue, The Woodlands, Durham, DH1 2EY
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
County Durham admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Gaynor Davison
- Address
- Laurel Avenue, The Woodlands, Durham, DH1 2EY
- Telephone
- 01913868416
Other primary schools nearby
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate8.0/10
- St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, DurhamNot enough data
- Durham Gilesgate Primary School5.5/10
- St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School6.7/10
- Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School5.7/10
- St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont7.0/10