West Pelton Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Stanley, County Durham
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.
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Key facts
- Address
- Twizell Lane, West Pelton, Stanley, DH9 6SQ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- 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.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as County Durham published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
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