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Beamish Primary School

  • 2–11Ages
  • 48Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 150340URN

Co-operative Villas, Beamish, Cooperative Villas, Stanley, DH9 0QN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodSep 2016
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2021
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.2per place
0.2 above County Durham median (1.9)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in County Durham

13 applications for 6 places
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
29%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodSep 2016
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2021

Inspection history

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry
2.2applications per place, Reception
0.2 above County Durham median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

13 applications · 6 places offered · 6 named it first

  1. 2026 2.2; County Durham median median 1.9
  2. 2025 3.0; County Durham median median 1.8
  3. 2024 3.7; County Durham median median 1.8
  4. 2023 2.1; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
  5. 2022 2.7; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
  6. 2021 2.3; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
  7. 2020 2.8; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
  8. 2019 3.2; County Durham median median 2.0; as the previous school
  9. 2018 2.2; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
  10. 2017 1.7; County Durham median median 1.9; as the previous school
  11. 2016 1.9; County Durham median median 1.5; as the previous school
  12. 2015 1.2; County Durham median median 1.6; as the previous school
  13. 2014 1.5; County Durham median median 1.6; as the previous school
  • This school
  • County Durham median

Dashed bars: as Beamish Primary School (URN 114021), 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20266132.261.00
Sep 2025263.021.00
Sep 20243113.731.00
Sep 2023 *7152.171.00
Sep 2022 *382.731.00
Sep 2021 *492.341.00
Sep 2020 *4112.841.00
Sep 2019 *5163.251.00
Sep 2018 *5112.251.00
Sep 2017 *16271.7150.94
Sep 2016 *11211.9100.91
Sep 2015 *13161.2131.00
Sep 2014 *691.540.67

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 43% · Writing 71% · Maths 57% → all three 29% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard29%177th of 184 in County Durham
Reading
Expected standard43%
Higher standard29%
Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard71%
Greater depth29%
Maths
Expected standard57%
Higher standard14%
Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • County Durham median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2529%14%100101
2023/2446%0%102102
2022/2333%0%98100

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

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  • Urgent improvement
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Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
150340 · 840/2205
Trust
Connect Multi-Academy Trust
Capacity
91 pupils · 48 on roll
Free school meals
48.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Opened
1 February 2024
Replaced
Beamish Primary School (URN 114021)
Address
Co-operative Villas, Beamish, Cooperative Villas, Stanley, DH9 0QN
Local authority
County Durham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources