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Lumley Infant and Nursery School

Primary school in Chester le Street, Durham. Good (May 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 8 May 2024, report published 10 September 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsOutstanding
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around May 2028

The last inspection was in May 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

  1. 0.2 milesLumley Junior School

    Primary, Chester le Street, Durham

    School remains Good (Apr 2024)

  2. 1.2 milesRed Rose Primary School

    Primary, Chester le Street, Durham

    Good (Nov 2023)

  3. 1.3 milesWoodlea Primary School

    Primary, Houghton le Spring, Durham

    School remains Good (May 2024)

  4. 1.3 milesSt Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street

    Primary, Chester le Street, Durham

    Good (Oct 2023)

  5. 1.6 milesCestria Primary School

    Primary, Chester le Street, Durham

    Standards maintained (Dec 2024)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.