Langley Moor Primary School

Langley Moor Primary School is a small, inclusive primary school in a federation with Langley Moor Nursery School. Inspectors found the school performing strongly in several areas: attendance and behaviour, early years, inclusion, and leadership and governance are all at the strong standard. Safeguarding standards are met, and pupils are described as proud, safe, polite and well supported. Behaviour is consistently positive, attendance is close to or above national averages, and persistent absence is below national. Disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND are well included and supported to achieve from their starting points. Achievement, curriculum and teaching, and personal development and wellbeing are at the expected standard. Pupils achieve well in reading, writing and mathematics, with Year 6 attainment typically above national averages. The curriculum is broad and well sequenced, and personal development is supported by a coherent programme and wide enrichment. However, the main area for development is the wider curriculum: teachers do not consistently use assessment information to adapt tasks so that they build precisely on prior knowledge and deepen pupils' thinking. As a result, work in some wider curriculum subjects does not match the depth and precision seen in English and mathematics, and pupils' knowledge of fundamental British values and diversity is not yet consistently secure or detailed. The inspection was a full section 5 inspection. The school benefits from effective governance, well-targeted professional development, and positive relationships with families. Leaders are reflective and have a clear understanding of strengths and priorities. The next step is to ensure assessment is used as effectively in wider curriculum subjects as it is in English and mathematics.

Strengths

• Safeguarding standards are met, with an open culture where concerns are actively identified and managed.
• Attendance is close to or above national averages, including for disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND.
• Persistent absence is below the national average.
• Behaviour is consistently very positive, and the school is calm and orderly.
• Pupils show high levels of respect for staff and each other.
• Bullying is rare and dealt with quickly and effectively when it occurs.
• Leaders provide effective strategic leadership of attendance and behaviour.
• The early years curriculum is carefully sequenced and responsive to children's needs.
• Staff in early years use high-quality interactions to extend children's thinking and language.
• Children are very well prepared for the transition into key stage 1.
• Inclusion is a strength of the school, with early identification and well-coordinated support for pupils with SEND.
• Pupil premium funding is used strategically to remove barriers and broaden experiences.
• Disadvantaged pupils achieve well and their outcomes are broadly in line with national averages.
• Leadership and governance are strategic, reflective and focused on improving outcomes.
• Governors know the school well and hold leaders to account effectively.
• Professional development is well targeted and aligned to school priorities.
• Pupils achieve well over time, with Year 6 attainment in reading, writing and mathematics typically above national averages.
• Pupils feel safe and know how to access help from trusted adults.
• Personal development and wellbeing are supported by a coherent, well-sequenced programme.
• Pupils benefit from a wide range of enrichment opportunities, including clubs, visits and leadership roles.
• Pastoral support is comprehensive and prioritises pupils' emotional wellbeing.
• Relationships between pupils, staff and families are positive and contribute to a strong community ethos.

Areas for Improvement

• Teachers do not consistently use assessment information in wider curriculum subjects to adapt teaching so that it deepens pupils' learning.
• Work in wider curriculum subjects does not consistently reflect the same depth of understanding or precision seen in English and mathematics.
• In some wider curriculum subjects, tasks do not routinely build precisely on what pupils already know or extend their thinking.
• Pupils' knowledge of fundamental British values and diversity is not yet consistently secure or detailed.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Langley Moor Primary School attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.5% of pupils at Langley Moor Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Langley Moor Primary School had 22.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.7% of pupils at Langley Moor Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Langley Moor Primary School received £6,998 and spent £6,592 for each of its 195 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £137,000 (£702 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Langley Moor Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Langley Moor Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was Langley Moor Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Langley Moor Primary School was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does Langley Moor Primary School have?

Langley Moor Primary School has 195 pupils on roll.

What age range does Langley Moor Primary School cover?

Langley Moor Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Langley Moor Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Langley Moor Primary School?

Langley Moor Primary School is at Brandon Lane, Langley Moor, Durham, DH7 8LL.