Victoria Lane Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 7 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
County Durham
Unique reference
138555
Address
Victoria Lane, Coundon, DL14 8NN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
172 (74% of total capacity)
Boys
59.9%
Girls
40.1%
First language not English
3.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
54.7%
Persistent absence
21.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
25.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 94.2%
Irish Traveller 1.7%
Indian 1.7%
Other White 1.2%
Mixed 0.6%
African 0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0
WritingAverage-1.7
MathsBelow average-2.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 74%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

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

School 4%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

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

Admissions

Victoria Lane Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
16
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
15
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
1
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
15
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 classes24.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
2
1
1
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
2
0
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
4
2
2
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
4
3
1
Reception, Full-time
29
17
12
Year 1
23
12
11
Year 2
23
15
8
Year 3
11
6
5
Year 4
26
14
12
Year 5
23
16
7
Year 6
25
17
8
Year 2024-2025

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