St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · 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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St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley is a primary school in Stanley, County Durham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 8 February 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley 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
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 2024/25, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 drew 14 first-choice applications for 14 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Free school meals: 17.7% of pupils are eligible, against a middle figure of 52.2% 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
- Front Street, Stanley, DH9 0NP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 203 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 8 February 2024
Strengths
- “St Joseph’s Catholic Primary, Stanley is a welcoming school.”
- “They are proud to be a part of this school community.”
- “Staff have high expectations of pupils.”
To improve
- “The school recognise that pupils’ attendance could be better.”
- “Some pupils have a very limited understanding of other religions, aspects of equalities and British Values.”
- “Pupils know it is important to treat others fairly, but the school has not provided them with enough knowledge and understanding to demonstrate the respect they intend to.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 March 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) | 72% | 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: 14 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 14 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.
- East Stanley School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- South Stanley Infant and Nursery School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- South Stanley Junior School 0.6 mi Good
- Shield Row Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Stanley Burnside Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Tanfield Lea Community Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bloemfontein Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published