Victoria Lane Academy
Victoria Lane, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8NN
155 pupils · 65% of 240 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TUDHOE LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Free school meals
- 58.3%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 February 2024, published 17 March 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 46% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 4% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 21 | 20 | 26 | 21 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 16 | 15 | 21 | 15 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 22 | 22 | 32 | 22 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 23 | 21 | 28 | 21 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 10 | 10 | 16 | 10 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 26 | 25 | 35 | 26 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 21 | 20 | 28 | 20 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon 0.1 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Prince Bishops Community Primary School 2.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Kirk Merrington Primary School 2.5 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- St Andrew's Academy 3 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Cockton Hill Junior School 3.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Cockton Hill Infant School 3.2 km · Standards maintained (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.