Shield Row Primary School
King Edward VIII Terrace, Shield Row, Stanley, DH9 0HQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TUDHOE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Jill Cooke
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Tudhoe Learning Trust
- Constituency
- North Durham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 196
- URN
- 141997
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01207239661
About this school
Shield Row Primary School is a primary academy in Stanley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 196 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Shield Row Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 30 November 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 20 | 23 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 52% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 74% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 70% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 52% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 Shield Row 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 | 50% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 153 |
| 2023/24 | 160 |
| 2024/25 | 170 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shield Row Primary School compares
Shield Row Primary School ranked 89th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 6.2% | 37.1% | 196 | — |
| East Stanley School | 54% | 4.6% | 47.2% | 174 | 0.4 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley | 72% | 4% | 20.7% | 203 | 0.6 miles |
| Stanley Burnside Primary School | 62% | 7.7% | 68.8% | 174 | 0.9 miles |
| Beamish Primary School | 29% | 7.3% | 50% | 48 | 0.9 miles |
| South Stanley Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.1% | 63.9% | 113 | 1.1 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.06%
- English as an additional language
- 7.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.22%
- Persistent absence
- 15.03%
Location
Nearby schools
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East Stanley School0.4 miles
Primary · Stanley
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley0.6 miles
Primary · Stanley
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Stanley Burnside Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Stanley
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Beamish Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Stanley
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South Stanley Infant and Nursery School1.1 miles
Primary · Stanley
Other schools in Stanley
Shield Row Primary School ranks 7th 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
- South Stanley Infant and Nursery School Primary
- South Stanley Junior School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Shield Row Primary School teach?
- Shield Row Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stanley.
- Who is the headteacher of Shield Row Primary School?
- The headteacher of Shield Row Primary School is Jill Cooke, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Shield Row Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shield Row 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 many pupils are at Shield Row Primary School?
- Shield Row Primary School has 196 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Shield Row Primary School full?
- Shield Row Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 196 on roll (93%), 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 Shield Row Primary School a faith school?
- No. Shield Row Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Shield Row Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Shield Row Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Shield Row Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Shield Row Primary School is part of TUDHOE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Shield Row Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Shield Row Primary School compare with other schools in County Durham?
- Shield Row Primary School ranked 89th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Shield Row Primary School's absence rate?
- Shield Row Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shield Row Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shield Row 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 2 July 2026.