Lumley Infant and Nursery School
Great Lumley, Chester le Street, DH3 4JLOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Lumley Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Chester le Street for ages 2 to 7. It is one of the 271 schools in County Durham. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 8 May 2024, report published 10 September 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 8 May 2024
Pupils benefit from the school's determination that every pupil should succeed. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are carefully considered within this offer which starts in the exceptional early years where children study a highly ambitious curriculum. Staff ensure that children are extremely well supported to concentrate well on the range of carefully selected activities to ensure they achieve the best possible outcomes. Pupils' behaviour is exemplary. The strong curriculum model continues in key stage 1 where attitudes to learning are extremely positive. Caring staff model kindness to show pupils how they should behave. Pupils show consideration to each other in abundance. This includes at breaktimes when older pupils ensure that everyone has someone to play with. This helps pupils to feel safe. The quality of pupils' personal development is exceptional. Pupils learn how to stay safe, including when online. Pupils understand how to keep mentally and physically healthy through activities such as cooking and attending sports festivals. All pupils benefit from a range of educational visits, visitors and after-school clubs. These experiences include African drumming and Chinese calligraphy. The school's links with a school in Uganda provide pupils with opportunities to become respectful and active citizens.
What the school should improve
- Occasionally, phonics teaching does not match the rigour of the school's chosen phonics programme. This means that some pupils do not achieve as well as they should. The school should ensure that all staff have the expertise to teach phonics consistently well.
Pupil numbers and mix
139 pupils on roll, with places for 180
Schools near Lumley Infant and Nursery School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lumley Junior School | 0.2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 77% met the expected standard |
| Red Rose Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 81% met the expected standard |
| Woodlea Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 77% met the expected standard |
| Cestria Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 74% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tracey Wilson
- Phone
- 01913885292
- Address
- Great Lumley, Chester le Street, DH3 4JL
- Local authority
- County Durham
- URN
- 114003
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.