Victoria Lane Academy

School Name: Victoria Lane Academy
Address: Victoria Lane, Coundon
Town/City: Bishop Auckland
County: County Durham
Postcode: DL14 8NN
Telephone Number: 01388 603588
Website: https://www.victorialaneacademy.org.uk

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Academy sponsor led
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
Trust: Tudhoe Learning Trust
Sponsor: Tudhoe Learning Trust

Headteacher: Miss Heather Whitfield
Capacity: 240
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 155 (61% boys & 39% girls)
Enrollment: 65% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 58.3%

URN: 138555
DfE Number: 840/2009
UKPRN: 10038463
UPRN: 100110747873
Region: North East (E12000001)
District: County Durham (E06000047)
Constituency: Bishop Auckland (E14001101)
Electoral Ward: Shildon & Dene Valley (E05016193)

Easting & Northing: 424113E, 529830N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 39' 49.03" N 1° 37' 39.2" W
Plus Code: 9C6WM97C+CX

DfE Record: View record

1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon (0.1km)
2. Prince Bishops Community Primary School (2.1km)
3. Kirk Merrington Primary School (2.5km)
4. King James I Academy Bishop Auckland (2.7km)
5. St Andrew's Academy (3.0km)
6. Cockton Hill Infant School (3.2km)
7. Cockton Hill Junior School (3.2km)
8. The Oaks Secondary School (3.3km)
9. Middlestone Moor Academy (3.3km)
10. Thornhill Primary School (3.4km)

Same trust

• Acre Rigg Academy
• Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School
• Tudhoe Colliery Primary School
• Shield Row Primary School
• Dene House Primary School
• South Hetton Primary

• Acre Rigg Academy
• Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School
• Tudhoe Colliery Primary School
• Shield Row Primary School
• Dene House Primary School
• South Hetton Primary

• Coundon Primary School