Schools in Stanley

About schools in Stanley

Most of the 21 schools listed in Stanley are primary schools. Its two secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. One school here provides for children with additional needs.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

59%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 16 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

43.3

average Attainment 8 score, across the 3 schools with published results

Nursery schools1

• Oxhill Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 4

Primary schools17

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Annfield Plain Infant School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 7

• Annfield Plain Junior School

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• Beamish Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  29%

  expected standard
• Bloemfontein Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 0 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Catchgate Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Collierley Nursery and Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• East Stanley School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  54%

  expected standard
• Greenland Community Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• Shield Row Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• South Stanley Infant and Nursery School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 7

• South Stanley Junior School

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  74%

  expected standard
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  22%

  expected standard
• St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Stanley Burnside Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• Tanfield Lea Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• West Pelton Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  50%

  expected standard

Secondary schools2

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• North Durham Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  39.8

  Attainment 8
• Tanfield School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  57.5

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision1

• Croft Community School

  Community special school · Ages 4 to 16

Common questions about schools in Stanley

How many schools are in Stanley?

OfferDay lists 21 schools in Stanley, including 17 primary schools and two secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Stanley?

Every school in Stanley is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Stanley?

OfferDay ranks schools in Stanley where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 15 July 2026.