Laurel Avenue Community Primary School
Laurel Avenue, The Woodlands, Durham, DH1 2EY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Gaynor Davison
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- City of Durham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 112
- Pupils on roll
- 114
- URN
- 114140
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01913868416
About this school
Laurel Avenue Community Primary School is a community primary school in Durham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 114 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 44% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 6% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 44% | 75% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 88% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 81% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 106.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
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 Laurel Avenue Community 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 | 38% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 122 |
| 2023/24 | 108 |
| 2024/25 | 109 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Laurel Avenue Community Primary School compares
Laurel Avenue Community Primary School ranked 105th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 7.4% | 81% | 114 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate | 100% | 6.7% | 28.4% | 86 | 0.3 miles |
| St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham | — | 5.4% | 58.5% | 167 | 0.4 miles |
| Durham Gilesgate Primary School | 50% | 6.4% | 63.3% | 164 | 0.5 miles |
| St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School | 74% | 4.2% | 9.7% | 137 | 0.9 miles |
| Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School | 73% | 4.2% | 14.2% | 261 | 1.2 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 80.95%
- English as an additional language
- 1.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.41%
- Persistent absence
- 24.36%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate0.3 miles
Primary · Durham
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St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham0.4 miles
Primary · Durham
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Durham Gilesgate Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Durham
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St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Durham
-
Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Durham
Other schools in Durham
Laurel Avenue Community Primary School ranks 27th of the 42 ranked primary schools in Durham.
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester Primary
- Bearpark Primary School Primary
- Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School Primary
- Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School Primary
- Brandon Primary Academy Primary
- Burnhope Primary School Primary
- Cassop Primary School Primary
- Coxhoe Primary School Primary
- Durham Gilesgate Primary School Primary
- Durham Newton Hall Infants' School Primary
- Edmondsley Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Laurel Avenue Community Primary School teach?
- Laurel Avenue Community Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Durham.
- Who is the headteacher of Laurel Avenue Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Laurel Avenue Community Primary School is Ms Gaynor Davison, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Laurel Avenue Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Laurel Avenue Community 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 big is Laurel Avenue Community Primary School?
- Laurel Avenue Community Primary School has 114 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Laurel Avenue Community Primary School full?
- Laurel Avenue Community Primary School has capacity for 112 pupils and 114 on roll (102%), so it is at or above 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 Laurel Avenue Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Laurel Avenue Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Laurel Avenue Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Laurel Avenue Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Laurel Avenue Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Laurel Avenue Community Primary School rank locally?
- Laurel Avenue Community Primary School ranked 105th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Laurel Avenue Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Laurel Avenue Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Laurel Avenue Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Laurel Avenue Community 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.