Best Primary Schools in Stanley

We checked all 17 primary schools in Stanley, County Durham, and list every one: 15 ranked, then 2 without a rank.

Schools checked
17
Ranked
15
Without a rank
2

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Stanley. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in County Durham. County Durham also has rankings for Durham, Bishop Auckland, Chester le Street, Consett and Peterlee.

Ranked primary schools in Stanley

  1. 1

    Greenland Community Primary School

    Academy, 318 pupils, inspected November 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    75%
    Higher standard
    11%

  2. 2

    South Stanley Junior School

    Academy, 146 pupils, inspected May 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    74%
    Higher standard
    11%

  3. 3

    Collierley Nursery and Primary School

    Academy, 147 pupils, inspected June 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Expected standard
    72%
    Higher standard
    17%

  4. 4

    St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley

    Academy, 203 pupils, inspected February 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    72%
    Higher standard
    7%

  5. 5

    St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton

    Academy, 141 pupils, inspected January 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    70%
    Higher standard
    4%

  6. 6

    Bloemfontein Primary School

    Academy, 127 pupils, inspected April 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    67%
    Higher standard
    0%

  7. 7

    Tanfield Lea Community Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 325 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    64%
    Higher standard
    2%

  8. 8

    Shield Row Primary School

    Academy, 196 pupils, inspected June 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    65%
    Higher standard
    0%

  9. 9

    East Stanley School

    Academy, 174 pupils, inspected February 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    54%
    Higher standard
    7%

  10. 10

    Beamish Primary School

    Academy, 48 pupils, inspected September 2016

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    29%
    Higher standard
    14%

  11. 11

    St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor

    Academy, 75 pupils, inspected July 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    22%
    Higher standard
    6%

  12. 12

    Stanley Burnside Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 174 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Expected standard
    62%
    Higher standard
    0%

  13. 13

    Annfield Plain Junior School

    Academy, 99 pupils, inspected January 2020

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    53%
    Higher standard
    0%

  14. 14

    Catchgate Primary School

    Academy, 206 pupils, inspected October 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    50%
    Higher standard
    0%

  15. 15

    West Pelton Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 55 pupils, inspected November 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    50%
    Higher standard
    0%

Primary schools in Stanley without a rank