Tanfield School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Stanley, County Durham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.805 miles
Published by Durham County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Tanfield School is a secondary school in Stanley, County Durham for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 September 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Tanfield 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 0.805 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026: the last child offered a place lived 0.805 miles away, the shortest of the 9 County Durham secondary schools with a published last distance.
- In 2026, Year 7 had 201 first-choice applications for 149 offers, 1.3 first choices per offer, the highest of 29 County Durham secondary schools.
- In 2026, 145 Year 7 offers went to first-choice families, while 56 first-choice families (28%) were not offered a place.
- 2024/25: 72% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary 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
- Tanfield Lea Road, Stanley, DH9 8AY
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 739 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 September 2024
Strengths
- “There is a strong sense of community at Tanfield School.”
- “Pupils and staff talk proudly of being part of ‘Team Tanfield’.”
- “The school’s values of hard work, trust and fairness are understood by pupils and lived out every day.”
To improve
- “On occasion, teachers do not identify and address pupils’ misconceptions fully.”
- “There is some variation in how effective these opportunities are in helping pupils to embed and develop their understanding.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 72% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 57.5 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 201 first-preference applications, 149 offers in total, 145 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in County Durham.
- North Durham Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hermitage Academy 4.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Consett Academy 5.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Park View School 5.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Durham Academy 7.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Framwellgate School Durham 7.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham 8.0 mi Not judged Last distance published