Tanfield Lea Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Stanley, County Durham
Tanfield Lea Community 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.
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Key facts
- Address
- Tanfield Lea, Stanley, DH9 9LU
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 325 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 May 2026
Strengths
- “Tanfield Lea Primary School is a safe, exciting and happy place where pupils thrive.”
- “As soon as children start in the early years, staff get to know them and their families well.”
- “This helps them to get off to a flying start in their schooling.”
To improve
- “However, the same high standards that teachers have in English lessons have yet to translate into the wider curriculum.”
- “In these subjects, pupils' handwriting, spelling and grammar are less accurate.”
- “This hinders the quality of their writing across the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 June 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) | 64% | 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: 34 first-preference applications, 34 offers in total, 34 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.
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Shield Row Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton 1.3 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- South Stanley Infant and Nursery School 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- East Stanley School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- South Stanley Junior School 1.5 mi Good
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Burnopfield Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published