South Stanley Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–7 · 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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South Stanley Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Stanley, County Durham for ages 2–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 11 March 2025. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
South Stanley Infant and Nursery 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
- Reception in 2026 had 25 first-choice applications for 25 offers, and every applicant was offered a place.
- Every applicant was also offered a place at 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Free school meal eligibility is 52.2% of pupils, close to the middle figure of 51.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- Its latest Ofsted outcome, on 11 March 2025, was Standards maintained; 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham are rated Good.
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
- Tyne Road, South Stanley, Stanley, DH9 6PZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–7
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 113 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 52.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 11 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive in this welcoming school, where big smiles and kindness are in abundance.”
- “Caring staff encourage pupils’ confidence and independence right from the start.”
- “Pupils respond positively to such strong relationships.”
To improve
- “By contrast, pupils’ knowledge about faiths and cultures is limited.”
- “Pupils struggle to recall previous learning in this area.”
- “However, approaches to teaching early writing are less consistent.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 25 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 25 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.
- South Stanley Junior School 0.1 mi Good
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Greenland Community Primary School 0.6 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Stanley Burnside Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bloemfontein Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- East Stanley School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Shield Row Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published