This schoolOther primary schools in County Durham
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 14 September 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 27 February 2018Graded inspection: Good · as East Stanley School, URN 114026
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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 entry42 applications · 17 places offered · 17 named it first
- 2026 2.5; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2025 2.4; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2024 2.9; County Durham median median 1.8
- 2023 2.5; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2022 1.7; County Durham median median 1.9
- 2021 2.0; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2020 1.8; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2019 2.3; County Durham median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2018 2.1; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2017 2.0; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2016 2.0; County Durham median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2015 1.8; County Durham median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2014 2.2; County Durham median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- County Durham median
Dashed bars: as East Stanley School (URN 114026), 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 | 17 | 42 | 2.5 | 17 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 13 | 31 | 2.4 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 16 | 46 | 2.9 | 16 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 24 | 59 | 2.5 | 24 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 26 | 45 | 1.7 | 26 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 * | 27 | 53 | 2.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 * | 24 | 42 | 1.8 | 22 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2019 * | 24 | 55 | 2.3 | 24 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 * | 23 | 48 | 2.1 | 22 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2017 * | 29 | 59 | 2.0 | 25 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2016 * | 29 | 59 | 2.0 | 29 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 33 | 59 | 1.8 | 27 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2014 * | 34 | 73 | 2.2 | 37 | 1.09 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 61% · Writing 71% · Maths 71% → all three 54% 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 | 54% | 7% | 103 | 102 |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 10% | 104 | 101 |
| 2022/23 | 59% | 3% | 104 | 102 |
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
- East Stanley SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.5applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · County DurhamRemains Good20231.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · County Durham20261.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · County DurhamRemains Good20242.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · County DurhamRemains Good20212.2applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · County DurhamStandards maintained20252.0applications per place
- 1.4 km · County DurhamGood202474%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · County DurhamGood20241.9applications per place 22%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · County DurhamGood20243.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 148467 · 840/2217
- Capacity
- 254 pupils · 174 on roll
- Free school meals
- 51.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 April 2021
- Replaced
- East Stanley School (URN 114026)
- Address
- Chester Road, East Stanley, Stanley, DH9 0TN
- Local authority
- County Durham
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources