Laurel Avenue Community Primary SchoolSt Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Durham.

Summary of the comparison

Laurel Avenue Community Primary School and St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School are primary schools in Durham.

  • Laurel Avenue Community Primary School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Laurel Avenue Community Primary School was judged Good and St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 60.0% for Laurel Avenue Community Primary School and 74.0% for St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Laurel Avenue Community Primary School (38.0% in 2022-23, 60.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School (86.0% in 2022-23, 74.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Laurel Avenue Community Primary School versus St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DurhamLaurel Avenue Community Primary SchoolDurhamSt Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD52/100B77/100Stronger figure
Local ranking111th of 202 in County Durham 5th of 202 in County Durham Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll109 134
Capacity112 140
LocationDurham, DH1 2EY Durham, DH1 3DQ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard60.0% 74.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 5.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census109 134
Free school meals (ever 6)81.0% 9.7%
English as an additional language1.8% 20.1%
SEN support30.3% 14.2%
SEN with an EHC plan4.6% 0.8%
Attendance
Overall absence7.4% 4.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence24.4% 5.9% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Laurel Avenue Community Primary School

St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School

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