Stanley Burnside Primary School
Mendip Terrace, South Stanley, Stanley, DH9 6QP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs K Charlton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Durham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 174
- URN
- 114033
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01207234020
About this school
Stanley Burnside Primary School is a community primary school in Stanley. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 174 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 25 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 52% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 68% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 68% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 52% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Stanley Burnside Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | County Durham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 192 |
| 2023/24 | 183 |
| 2024/25 | 176 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stanley Burnside Primary School compares
Stanley Burnside Primary School ranked 102nd of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 7.7% | 68.8% | 174 | — |
| East Stanley School | 54% | 4.6% | 47.2% | 174 | 0.5 miles |
| Bloemfontein Primary School | 67% | 5.1% | 63.4% | 127 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor | 22% | 4.2% | 43.9% | 75 | 0.7 miles |
| South Stanley Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.1% | 63.9% | 113 | 0.7 miles |
| South Stanley Junior School | 74% | 6% | 60.1% | 146 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 68.75%
- English as an additional language
- 4%
- Overall absence
- 7.71%
- Persistent absence
- 28.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
East Stanley School0.5 miles
Primary · Stanley
-
Bloemfontein Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stanley
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor0.7 miles
Primary · Stanley
-
South Stanley Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Stanley
-
South Stanley Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Stanley
Other schools in Stanley
Stanley Burnside Primary School ranks 9th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Stanley.
- Annfield Plain Infant School Primary
- Annfield Plain Junior School Primary
- Beamish Primary School Primary
- Bloemfontein Primary School Primary
- Catchgate Primary School Primary
- Collierley Nursery and Primary School Primary
- East Stanley School Primary
- Greenland Community Primary School Primary
- Shield Row Primary School Primary
- South Stanley Infant and Nursery School Primary
- South Stanley Junior School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Stanley Burnside Primary School teach?
- Stanley Burnside Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Stanley.
- Who is the headteacher of Stanley Burnside Primary School?
- The headteacher of Stanley Burnside Primary School is Mrs K Charlton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Stanley Burnside Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stanley Burnside Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Stanley Burnside Primary School?
- Stanley Burnside Primary School has 174 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Stanley Burnside Primary School full?
- Stanley Burnside Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 174 on roll (83%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Stanley Burnside Primary School a faith school?
- No. Stanley Burnside Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Stanley Burnside Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Stanley Burnside Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Stanley Burnside Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stanley Burnside Primary School rank locally?
- Stanley Burnside Primary School ranked 102nd of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stanley Burnside Primary School's absence rate?
- Stanley Burnside Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stanley Burnside Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stanley Burnside Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.