Lanchester Endowed Parochial Primary School

County DurhamVoluntary controlled school

Front Street, Lanchester, Durham, DH7 0HU

Headteacher: Mrs Jane DavisSchool website ↗Pupils: 455 (capacity: 262)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
92% of first-choice applicants offered a place
79%
Reading, Writing & Maths
92%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
79.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
19.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 90%·Writing 90%·Maths 81%All three 79%
Reading
Expected90%
Exceeding50%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected90%
Exceeding34%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected81%
Exceeding31%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
64
How many got their first choice?
59of 64 (92.2%)
How many applied in total?
77

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
21.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
17.0%
Boys and girls
45%girls·55%boys
203 girls, 252 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 83% (2017/18), currently 79%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1675.0%8.0%+4.0+2.0+2.1
2016/1778.0%20.0%+0.6+0.1+0.4
2017/1883.0%9.0%+2.6+1.4+1.9
2018/1980.0%22.0%+3.0+1.6+1.6
2022/2376.0%29.0%+1.6+3.4+1.3
2023/2472.0%20.0%---
2024/2579.0%19.0%---
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