St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor
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
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor is a primary school in Stanley, County Durham for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 2 July 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor 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, 22% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 6% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham that have results.
- In 2026, every Reception applicant was offered a place, as at 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Of its pupils, 42.7% are eligible for free school meals, below the 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
- Hustledown, South Moor, Stanley, DH9 6PH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 75 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 2 July 2024
Strengths
- “St Mary’s is a welcoming and friendly school where everyone is known well.”
- “Pupils are happy and feel part of this small school’s community.”
- “Relationships between pupils and staff are warm in this Catholic school.”
To improve
- “However, in some lessons, chosen learning activities do not consistently allow pupils with SEND to access the curriculum as well as their peers.”
- “Unfortunately, some pupils do not practise their reading regularly at home.”
- “Although attendance is improving, some groups of pupils do not attend school often enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 September 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) | 22% | 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: 15 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 15 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.
- South Stanley Junior School 0.3 mi Good
- South Stanley Infant and Nursery School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Greenland Community Primary School 0.4 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Bloemfontein Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Stanley Burnside Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- East Stanley School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Shield Row Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published