West Pelton Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Stanley, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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West Pelton Primary School is a primary school in Stanley, County Durham for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 15 October 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
West Pelton Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure of 50% was the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- Reception 2026 entry had 3 first-choice applications for 3 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- There are 12.9 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 18.8 across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other County Durham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Twizell Lane, West Pelton, Stanley, DH9 6SQ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 55 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 54.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 15 October 2024
Strengths
- “This school has high expectations for pupils.”
- “Pupils learn important knowledge and skills across many subjects and achieve well.”
- “The school prepares pupils well for life beyond the Year 6.”
To improve
- “However, strategies to help pupils, particularly those with SEND, make links between their current and prior learning are less developed.”
- “This means they find accessing the content of some lessons difficult.”
- “However, on occasions those pupils the school identifies as ‘expert mathematicians’ do not access the more ambitious mathematical problems they need to deepen their thought.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 50% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 3 first-preference applications, 3 offers in total, 3 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in County Durham.
- Roseberry Primary and Nursery School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Beamish Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stanley Burnside Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- East Stanley School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Pelton Community Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Shield Row Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bloemfontein Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published