Delves Lane Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 8 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
County Durham
Unique reference
114047
Address
Delves Lane, DH8 7ES

Pupils

Number of Pupils
286 (73% of total capacity)
Boys
49.3%
Girls
50.7%
First language not English
2.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
42.3%
Persistent absence
20.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
30.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 95.8%
Other White 2.4%
Mixed 0.9%
Indian 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.4
WritingAverage-1.1
MathsAverage0.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 43%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 3%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 100
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Delves Lane Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
27
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
27
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
8
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
27
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Part-time
4
0
4
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
7
3
4
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
3
1
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
18
8
10
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
5
2
3
Reception, Full-time
30
17
13
Year 1
33
22
11
Year 2
36
19
17
Year 3
29
13
16
Year 4
42
21
21
Year 5
45
19
26
Year 6
34
16
18
Year 2024-2025

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