Stanley Burnside 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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Stanley Burnside Primary School is a primary school in Stanley, County Durham for ages 2–11 (community school). County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Stanley Burnside 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
- For Reception 2026, every applicant was offered a place, as at 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 2024/25, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 had 19 first-choice applications for 19 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 59.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham is 51.7%.
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
- Mendip Terrace, South Stanley, Stanley, DH9 6QP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 174 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 59.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 17 February 2026
Strengths
- “Stanley Burnside is an inclusive school, where all pupils are welcomed and valued.”
- “Pupils build positive relationships with staff who know them well.”
- “They usually behave well and show courtesy and respect.”
To improve
- “However, younger pupils do not master the key skills needed to read and write fluently.”
- “In most year groups, pupils often do not write letters and numbers accurately.”
- “They frequently spell basic words incorrectly or do not use capital letters properly.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 May 2026 (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) | 62% | 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: 19 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 19 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.
- East Stanley School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bloemfontein Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- South Stanley Infant and Nursery School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- South Stanley Junior School 0.7 mi Good
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Shield Row Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Beamish Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published