Langley Moor Primary School, Durham

Ofsted's report card from its 23 June 2026 inspection grades Langley Moor Primary School on 7 areas: 4 strong standard and 3 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders provide effective, strategic leadership of attendance and behaviour."

Early years - Strong standard. "Leaders provide effective leadership of the early years."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Inclusion is a strength of the school."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders are strategic and highly reflective in their approach to school improvement."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils achieve well over time, including in national tests."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have developed a broad and well-sequenced curriculum."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have established a coherent and well sequenced personal development and wellbeing programme that supports pupils' wider development effectively."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that teachers use assessment information accurately in the wider curriculum subjects to adapt their teaching so that it deepens pupils' learning".

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at Langley Moor Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in County Durham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 82% in reading and 86% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 29 families put Langley Moor Primary School as their first choice and 61 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Langley Moor Primary School are St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor (0.4 miles, 78% reading, 78% maths); Browney Primary Academy (1 mile, Good, 75% reading, 75% maths); Brandon Primary Academy (1 mile, 73% reading, 68% maths); and Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery (1 mile, Good, 79% reading, 79% maths).

Langley Moor Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

8.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 19 pupils (9.7%) received SEN support and 7 (3.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Durham Rail Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Nursery School (ne-bound), 50 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 55 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in County Durham (84).

In 2024/25, Langley Moor Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Langley Moor Primary School are Durham Johnston Comprehensive School (1.5 miles) and Durham Academy (1.8 miles).