Greenland Community Primary School
South Moor Road, South Moor, Stanley, DH9 7EZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- STANLEY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Miss Anne-Marie Lewis
- Sponsor
- STANLEY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- North Durham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 357
- Pupils on roll
- 318
- URN
- 143585
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01207232147
About this school
Greenland Community Primary School is a primary academy in Stanley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 318 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 April 2025, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. 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 | 45 | 51 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 84% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 20% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 90% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 92% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 84% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.90 | - | - |
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 Greenland Community 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 | 80% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 84% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 331 |
| 2023/24 | 345 |
| 2024/25 | 333 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Greenland Community Primary School compares
Greenland Community Primary School ranked 37th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 4.1% | 45.1% | 318 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor | 22% | 4.2% | 43.9% | 75 | 0.4 miles |
| South Stanley Junior School | 74% | 6% | 60.1% | 146 | 0.5 miles |
| South Stanley Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.1% | 63.9% | 113 | 0.6 miles |
| Bloemfontein Primary School | 67% | 5.1% | 63.4% | 127 | 0.7 miles |
| Stanley Burnside Primary School | 62% | 7.7% | 68.8% | 174 | 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)
- 45.05%
- English as an additional language
- 4.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.07%
- Persistent absence
- 8.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor0.4 miles
Primary · Stanley
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South Stanley Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Stanley
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South Stanley Infant and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Stanley
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Bloemfontein Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stanley
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Stanley Burnside Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Stanley
Other schools in Stanley
Greenland Community Primary School ranks 1st 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
- Shield Row 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 year groups does Greenland Community Primary School teach?
- Greenland Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Stanley.
- Who is the headteacher of Greenland Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Greenland Community Primary School is Miss Anne-Marie Lewis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Greenland Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Greenland Community 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 Greenland Community Primary School?
- Greenland Community Primary School has 318 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Greenland Community Primary School full?
- Greenland Community Primary School has capacity for 357 pupils and 318 on roll (89%), 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 Greenland Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Greenland Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Greenland Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Greenland Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Greenland Community Primary School?
- Greenland Community Primary School is part of STANLEY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Greenland Community Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Greenland Community Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Greenland Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Greenland Community Primary School rank locally?
- Greenland Community Primary School ranked 37th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Greenland Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Greenland Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Greenland Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Greenland Community 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 10 July 2026.