1
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor
Stanley • County Durham • DH9 6PH
2
10 Sep 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Stanley
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2014)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town of Stanley. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
17
Outstanding
0
Good
17
Median inspection year
2014
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 0% · G: 100% · RI: 0% · I: 0%
2
South Stanley Junior School
Stanley • County Durham • DH9 6PZ
2
25 Jun 2024
3
Bloemfontein Primary School
Stanley • County Durham • DH9 6AG
2
22 May 2024
4
Annfield Plain Junior School
Stanley • County Durham • DH9 7ST
2
3 Mar 2020
5
West Pelton Primary School
Stanley • County Durham • DH9 6SQ
2
27 Nov 2019
6
Shield Row Primary School
Stanley • County Durham • DH9 0HQ
2
17 Jul 2018
7
East Stanley School
Stanley • County Durham • DH9 0TN
2
3 Apr 2018
8
Beamish Primary School
Stanley • County Durham • DH9 0QN
2
14 Dec 2016
9
Annfield Plain Infant School
Stanley • County Durham • DH9 7UY
2
1 Dec 2014
10
Collierley Nursery and Primary School
Stanley • County Durham • DH9 9DJ
2
13 May 2013
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- South Stanley Infant and Nursery School 2 • Apr 2013
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton 2 • Feb 2013
- Greenland Community Primary School 2 • Dec 2012
- Catchgate Primary School 2 • Nov 2012
- Stanley Burnside Primary School 2 • Jun 2012
- Tanfield Lea Community Primary School 2 • May 2012
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley 2 • Feb 2012