Durham Lane Primary School, Stockton-on-Tees
Durham Lane Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Stockton-on-Tees, part of Lingfield Education Trust.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Stockton-on-Tees (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Durham Lane Primary School in detail
Durham Lane Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Durham Lane Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 111562), 87% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Durham Lane Primary School
Across Stockton-on-Tees, 98% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 100% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Stockton-on-Tees lodged 21 appeals against primary school offers; 16 reached a hearing and 2 succeeded (12.5% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Durham Lane Primary School are Durham Lane Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 87% reading, 83% maths); Junction Farm Primary School (0.2 miles, Outstanding, 91% reading, 94% maths); The Links Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 84% reading, 84% maths); and Egglescliffe Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 94% reading, 100% maths).
Durham Lane Primary SchoolJunction Farm Primary SchoolThe Links Primary SchoolEgglescliffe Church of England Primary School
The trust
Durham Lane Primary School is one of 26 schools run by Lingfield Education Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
Durham Lane Primary School provides for pupils with autism and moderate learning difficulties.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Allens West Rail Station, about 380 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Eagle (b), 190 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Durham Lane Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 73 crimes within a mile of the school, most often shoplifting, violence and sexual offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Stockton-on-Tees (204).
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Durham Lane Primary School are Egglescliffe School (0.3 miles), All Saints Church of England Academy (1.7 miles) and Conyers School (1.8 miles).
Egglescliffe SchoolAll Saints Church of England AcademyConyers School
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Durham Lane Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Durham Lane Primary School (URN 111562), it was rated Good in March 2012. See Durham Lane Primary School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Autism, MLD
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Results at Durham Lane Primary School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 111562). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 87% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 83% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 93% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Durham Lane Primary School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Durham Lane Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Durham Lane Primary School is in Stockton-on-Tees; for families living there:
Apply to Stockton-on-Tees for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 1 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Stockton-on-Tees is 9 (the median across 87 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Applications and offers at Durham Lane Primary School before it became an academy in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 111562). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 22 | 49 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 28 | 26 | 52 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 48 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 27 | 28 | 52 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 39 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17 | 16 | 43 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 25 | 25 | 49 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 21 | 21 | 52 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 20 | 20 | 43 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 18 | 18 | 46 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 28 | 26 | 66 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 22 | 21 | 44 | 1.0 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Stockton-on-Tees
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Stockton-on-Tees
Across Stockton-on-Tees council
Places available
2,555
Applications
1,901
Got 1st preference
97.7%
Got preferred school
99.5%
All primary applications across Stockton-on-Tees council (2026/27), not just this school.
Special educational needs provision
Durham Lane Primary School provides for pupils with autism and moderate learning difficulties.
Source: Get Information about Schools (GIAS), Department for Education.
Absence at Durham Lane Primary School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 111562). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
4.2%
Overall absence
11.7%
Persistent absence
180
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Durham Lane Primary School
Questions parents ask about Durham Lane Primary School
Are there exam results for Durham Lane Primary School?
Durham Lane Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 111562), 87% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Durham Lane Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Durham Lane Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Durham Lane Primary School (URN 111562), it was rated Good in March 2012.
What is the catchment area for Durham Lane Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Durham Lane Primary School is oversubscribed, Stockton-on-Tees allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Does Durham Lane Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Durham Lane Primary School provides for pupils with autism and moderate learning difficulties.
How do I apply to Durham Lane Primary School?
Apply through Stockton-on-Tees's coordinated admissions process, naming Durham Lane Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Durham Lane Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 1 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Stockton-on-Tees is 9 (the median across 87 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Durham Lane Primary School?
Durham Lane Primary School is at Amberley Way, Eaglescliffe, Stockton-on-Tees, TS16 0NG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)