Cocken Lane, Great Lumley, Chester le Street, County Durham DH3 4JJ
10 reasons to choose Lumley Junior School
Top line
Lumley Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Chester le Street and one of the 5 best independent or state primaries within 4 miles.
School fundamentals
Lumley Junior School is a state junior school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 7 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school is federated with Lumley Infant and Nursery School in the Lumley Primary Federation. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2024) inspection.
Average class size
Lumley Junior School has one or two classes per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Lumley Junior School ranks in the top 8% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 7% of schools.
The Lumley Junior School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. A ‘creative’ curriculum for some foundation subjects promotes cross curricular learning and develops learning skills. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and Forest School to Year 2.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Lumley Junior School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. School Games Mark Gold Award.
The Arts at Lumley Junior School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.55am to 3.15pm.
Find another school near Lumley Junior School
The Chorister School (4.7 miles); Durham High School for Girls, Junior House (5.9 miles).
Red Rose Primary School (1.5 miles); St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Chester-le-Street (1.6 miles); Cestria Primary School (1.8 miles).
Durham School (6.8 miles); Durham High School for Girls (7.8 miles); Argyle House School (8.7 miles).
The Hermitage Academy (2.6 miles); Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy (4.6 miles); Framwellgate School Durham (5.2 miles).