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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 30 November 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 27 June 2018Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry52 applications · 28 places offered · 29 named it first
- 2026 1.9; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2025 1.3; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2024 1.6; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2023 1.9; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2022 2.1; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2021 2.1; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2020 1.9; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2019 2.0; County Durham median median 2.0
- 2018 2.2; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2017 1.8; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2016 1.7; County Durham median median 1.5
- 2015 1.5; County Durham median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2014 1.7; County Durham median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- County Durham median
Dashed bars: as Shield Row Primary School (URN 114194), the previous school.
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 28 | 52 | 1.9 | 29 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2025 | 25 | 33 | 1.3 | 25 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 28 | 46 | 1.6 | 27 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 57 | 1.9 | 32 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2022 | 13 | 27 | 2.1 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 22 | 45 | 2.1 | 22 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 14 | 27 | 1.9 | 13 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2019 | 24 | 47 | 2.0 | 23 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2018 | 16 | 35 | 2.2 | 16 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 21 | 38 | 1.8 | 20 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2016 | 17 | 28 | 1.7 | 17 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 29 | 43 | 1.5 | 27 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2014 * | 30 | 51 | 1.7 | 27 | 0.90 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 83% · Writing 70% · Maths 74% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- County Durham median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 65% | 0% | 107 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 0% | 104 | 102 |
| 2022/23 | 50% | 5% | 105 | 104 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Shield Row Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · County DurhamRemains Good20232.5applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · County DurhamRemains Good20242.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · County Durham20261.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · County DurhamRemains Good20212.2applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · County DurhamStandards maintained20252.0applications per place
- 1.9 km · County DurhamGood202474%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · County Durham20261.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 2.2 km · County DurhamGood20241.9applications per place 22%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 141997 · 840/2017
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 196 on roll
- Free school meals
- 30.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 September 2015
- Replaced
- Shield Row Primary School (URN 114194)
- Address
- King Edward VIII Terrace, Shield Row, Stanley, DH9 0HQ
- Local authority
- County Durham
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources