Langley Moor Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Brandon Lane
Langley Moor
Durham
DH7 8LL
Phone 01913780103
Reference Number 114120

Langley Moor Primary School is demonstrating good overall performance, marked by a strong sense of community and supportive relationships between pupils and staff. Pupils thrive in a caring environment that fosters their academic and emotional well-being, exhibiting enthusiasm for learning and respect for diversity. The school places a strong emphasis on reading and mathematics, with tailored support for pupils, including those with special educational needs. While leaders have set high ambitions and carefully sequenced curriculum plans, there are weaknesses in the monitoring of these plans due to recent leadership changes and pandemic-related challenges. This impacts their understanding of improvements needed in the broader curriculum areas.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 194
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.48%
Girls: 50.52%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 19.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 7.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.7
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 12 17 29
2 19 9 28
3 12 11 23
4 15 14 29
5 10 15 25
6 11 19 30

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 84.5%
African 3.1%
White, Other 2.6%
Mixed, Other 2.1%
Unclassified 1.5%
White & Black (African) 1%
Chinese 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Asian, Other 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 14 Jun 2022
Date Report
14 Jun 2022 School inspection
24 Jan 2017 Short inspection
26 Mar 2013 Full inspection:
25 Mar 2011 Monitoring visit
23 Nov 2009 Full inspection:
27 Sep 2006 Full inspection:
26 Mar 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils have strong relationships with staff and appreciate the care they receive.
  • Pupils show high levels of concentration and are engaged in their learning.
  • Leaders are ambitious and provide a well-structured curriculum that meets diverse needs.
  • Strong emphasis on reading and phonics helps all pupils achieve confidence in literacy.
  • Caring ethos supporting pupils' social and emotional wellbeing.
  • Effective governance with knowledgeable governors who hold leaders accountable.

Areas for Improvement

  • Subject leaders have not effectively monitored curriculum impact due to recent changes and COVID-19 restrictions.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 77%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 13%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 108
Maths 106

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.2
Writing -0.6
Maths 1.6

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 27 0
Third Preference 13 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Langley Moor Nursery School
Brandon Lane, Durham, DH7 8LL
0.04 miles
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor
Goatbeck Terrace, Langley Moor, St. Patricks Rc School, Durham, DH7 8JJ
0.36 miles
Browney Primary Academy
Harle Street, Browney, County Durham, DH7 8HX
0.95 miles
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Carr Avenue, Brandon, Durham, County Durham, DH7 8NL
0.98 miles
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1 miles
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1.25 miles
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1.66 miles
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2.92 miles
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