Bloemfontein Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 0–11 · 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 🔒
Bloemfontein Primary School is a primary school in Stanley, County Durham for ages 0–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 23 April 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Bloemfontein 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
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 had 7 first-choice applications for 7 offers and every applicant was offered a place; the admission number for Reception 2027 is 24 places.
- 54.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 51.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
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
- The Middles, Craghead, Stanley, DH9 6AG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 0–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 127 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 54.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 23 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their school and their achievements.”
- “They respond well to the high expectations set by teachers for both learning and behaviour.”
- “Pupils are challenged by the school curriculum to think deeply about their learning and to make connections with what they already know.”
To improve
- “However, some older pupils do not form or join letters correctly.”
- “This slows down the writing process.”
- “Some pupils produce shorter pieces of work in which their knowledge of grammar, punctuation and spelling is not used fully.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 May 2024 (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) | 67% | 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: 7 first-preference applications, 7 offers in total, 7 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
- Stanley Burnside Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- South Stanley Junior School 0.7 mi Good
- South Stanley Infant and Nursery School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Greenland Community Primary School 0.7 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- East Stanley School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Shield Row Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published