Annfield Plain Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–7 · Stanley, County Durham
Annfield Plain Infant School is a primary school in Stanley, County Durham for ages 3–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 26 March 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Northgate, Annfield Plain, Stanley, DH9 7UY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 106 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 26 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at Annfield Plain Infant School are succeeding academically and socially.”
- “The school has established an ambitious curriculum to help pupils to develop the skills of resilience and enquiry.”
- “For example, pupils shared their impressive understanding about the pioneering work of Amelia Earhart.”
To improve
- “However, some approaches that the school uses to present new learning for pupils are in the earlier stages of development.”
- “This recently improved practice has not yet had time to fully impact on pupils’ learning in all subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 27 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 27 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.
- Annfield Plain Junior School 0.1 mi School remains Good
- Catchgate Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Greenland Community Primary School 1.4 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton 1.5 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- South Stanley Junior School 1.7 mi Good
- South Stanley Infant and Nursery School 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Collierley Nursery and Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor 1.7 mi Good Last distance published