Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School

Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School is recognized for its strong Christian ethos and the effectiveness of its educational environment, continuing to maintain a good rating. The school fosters a culture of trust and confidence among pupils, encouraging them to set ambitious goals and enjoy a wide array of learning opportunities, including creative arts and outdoor education. The positive relationships between staff and pupils contribute to a supportive atmosphere, allowing for effective teaching and learning.

Strengths

• Strong and distinctive Christian ethos.
• Warm and trusting relationships between pupils and adults.
• Self-motivated pupils who work hard and set challenging targets.
• Enthusiastic engagement in a diverse range of opportunities.
• Effective teaching with well-sequenced lessons and clear knowledge progression.
• Pupils quickly learn to read and show enthusiasm for books.
• Strong commitment to equality and inclusion for all pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• In some foundation subjects, key knowledge lacks clarity, impacting memory retention.

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 Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School attended 96.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.0% 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, 0.2% of pupils at Lanchester Endowed Parochial 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 Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School had 24.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.1% 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, 11.4% of pupils at Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.2% 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 Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School received £6,577 and spent £6,388 for each of its 441 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £129,000 (£292 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 Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School have?

Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School has 455 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School cover?

Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School?

Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School is at Front Street, Lanchester, Durham, DH7 0HU.