Etherley Lane Primary School
Clarence Gardens, Etherley Lane, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7RB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kelly Ann Lee
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 343
- Pupils on roll
- 190
- URN
- 114097
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01388603105
About this school
Etherley Lane Primary School is a community primary school in Bishop Auckland. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 190 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Etherley Lane Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 43 | 44 | 40 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 70% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 77% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 73% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 73% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Etherley Lane Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | County Durham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 234 |
| 2023/24 | 226 |
| 2024/25 | 208 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Etherley Lane Primary School compares
Etherley Lane Primary School ranked 88th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 6% | 45.2% | 190 | — |
| St Anne's CofE Primary School | 73% | 4.2% | 13.6% | 238 | 0.5 miles |
| Cockton Hill Junior School | 54% | 5.5% | 56.7% | 187 | 0.6 miles |
| Cockton Hill Infant School | — | 5.6% | 50.6% | 146 | 0.6 miles |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland | 40% | 6.9% | 53.4% | 219 | 0.8 miles |
| St Andrew's Academy | 46% | 4.3% | 42.7% | 191 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report5 March 2025
- 21 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 45.19%
- English as an additional language
- 7.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.04%
- Persistent absence
- 18.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Anne's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
-
Cockton Hill Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
-
Cockton Hill Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
-
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland0.8 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
-
St Andrew's Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Bishop Auckland
Other schools in Bishop Auckland
Etherley Lane Primary School ranks 9th of the 22 ranked primary schools in Bishop Auckland.
- Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law Primary
- Butterknowle Primary School Primary
- Cockfield Primary School Primary
- Cockton Hill Infant School Primary
- Cockton Hill Junior School Primary
- Copeland Road Primary School Primary
- Escomb Primary School Primary
- Evenwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- Frosterley Primary School Primary
- Hamsterley Primary School Primary
- Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Prince Bishops Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Etherley Lane Primary School teach?
- Etherley Lane Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bishop Auckland.
- Who is the headteacher of Etherley Lane Primary School?
- The headteacher of Etherley Lane Primary School is Mrs Kelly Ann Lee, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Etherley Lane Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Etherley Lane Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Etherley Lane Primary School?
- Etherley Lane Primary School has 190 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Etherley Lane Primary School full?
- Etherley Lane Primary School has capacity for 343 pupils and 190 on roll (55%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Etherley Lane Primary School a faith school?
- No. Etherley Lane Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Etherley Lane Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Etherley Lane Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Etherley Lane Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Etherley Lane Primary School compare with other schools in County Durham?
- Etherley Lane Primary School ranked 88th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Etherley Lane Primary School's absence rate?
- Etherley Lane Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Etherley Lane Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Etherley Lane Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.