Bloemfontein Primary School
The Middles, Craghead, Stanley, DH9 6AG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 0 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- STANLEY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alex Armstrong
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- STANLEY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Constituency
- North Durham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 200
- Pupils on roll
- 127
- URN
- 145983
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01207232198
About this school
Bloemfontein Primary School is a primary academy in Stanley. It teaches children aged 0 to 11 and has 127 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 25 | 19 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 63% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 74% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 79% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 84% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
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 Bloemfontein 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 | 48% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 178 |
| 2023/24 | 149 |
| 2024/25 | 132 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bloemfontein Primary School compares
Bloemfontein Primary School ranked 79th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 5.1% | 63.4% | 127 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor | 22% | 4.2% | 43.9% | 75 | 0.4 miles |
| Stanley Burnside Primary School | 62% | 7.7% | 68.8% | 174 | 0.6 miles |
| South Stanley Junior School | 74% | 6% | 60.1% | 146 | 0.7 miles |
| South Stanley Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.1% | 63.9% | 113 | 0.7 miles |
| Greenland Community Primary School | 75% | 4.1% | 45.1% | 318 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 63.41%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 5.1%
- Persistent absence
- 12.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor0.4 miles
Primary · Stanley
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Stanley Burnside Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stanley
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South Stanley Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Stanley
-
South Stanley Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Stanley
-
Greenland Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stanley
Other schools in Stanley
Bloemfontein Primary School ranks 6th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Stanley.
- Annfield Plain Infant School Primary
- Annfield Plain Junior School Primary
- Beamish 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
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bloemfontein Primary School teach?
- Bloemfontein Primary School teaches children aged 0 to 11. It is a primary school in Stanley.
- Who is the headteacher of Bloemfontein Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bloemfontein Primary School is Mrs Alex Armstrong, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bloemfontein Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bloemfontein 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 Bloemfontein Primary School?
- Bloemfontein Primary School has 127 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 0 to 11.
- Is Bloemfontein Primary School full?
- Bloemfontein Primary School has capacity for 200 pupils and 127 on roll (64%), 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 Bloemfontein Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bloemfontein Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bloemfontein Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bloemfontein Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Bloemfontein Primary School?
- Bloemfontein 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.
- How have Bloemfontein Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bloemfontein Primary School rank locally?
- Bloemfontein Primary School ranked 79th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bloemfontein Primary School's absence rate?
- Bloemfontein Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bloemfontein Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bloemfontein 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.