South Stanley Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–7 · Stanley, County Durham
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.
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Key facts
- Address
- Tyne Road, South Stanley, Stanley, DH9 6PZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- 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.
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
- 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.
- 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