Greenland Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Stanley, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Greenland Community Primary School is a primary school in Stanley, County Durham for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 2 April 2025. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Greenland Community 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
- 2024/25: 75% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, highest of 8 schools: this one and 7 of the 8 nearest County Durham primary schools that have results.
- In 2024/25, 11% reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths (England 8%), alongside 75% at the expected standard (England 62%).
- Ofsted's latest outcome, on 2 April 2025, was Improved significantly; of the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham, 7 are Good and 1 has no current grade.
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place; there were 35 first-choice applications for 36 offers, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
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
- South Moor Road, South Moor, Stanley, DH9 7EZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 318 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 48.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 2 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are enthusiastic about their learning at this friendly and inclusive school.”
- “The school has high expectations for pupils’ achievement and conduct.”
- “The pupils rise to meet these expectations on a daily basis.”
To improve
- “Some pupils need a little more help in learning to read.”
- “This includes some pupils with SEND.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 May 2025 (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) | 75% | 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: 35 first-preference applications, 36 offers in total, 35 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.
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- South Stanley Junior School 0.5 mi Good
- South Stanley Infant and Nursery School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bloemfontein Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Stanley Burnside Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Annfield Plain Junior School 1.3 mi School remains Good
- East Stanley School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published