Lumley Junior School
Cocken Lane, Great Lumley, DH3 4JJ
Community school for ages 7–11 in Great Lumley. Mixed intake.
Lumley Junior School is a community primary school in Chester le Street, County Durham, for boys and girls aged 7 to 11.
It serves around 180 pupils. Ofsted rated it Good at its last full inspection in 2014, a notably older rating.
At Key Stage 2, 77% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, with 12% reaching the higher standard.
The school says it is part of Lumley Primary Federation with Lumley Infant and Nursery School, a hard federation formed in September 2022 with one governing body and an executive headteacher. It describes a shared curriculum from ages 3 to 11, extensive sporting facilities, outdoor learning spaces and DREAMS and ASPIRE values.