Collierley Nursery and Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · 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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Collierley Nursery and Primary School is a primary school in Stanley, County Durham for ages 2–11 (academy converter). County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Collierley Nursery and 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
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, as at 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- There were 18 first-choice applications for 18 offers in Reception 2026, and every first-choice family was offered a place; the published admission number for Reception 2027 is 28 places.
- In 2024/25, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 17% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure of 72% was the highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham that have results.
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, Dipton, Stanley, DH9 9DJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 147 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 2 June 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils have a strong sense of belonging to the community of Collierley Nursery and Primary School.”
- “They are warmly welcomed each day by staff who deeply care for their wellbeing.”
- “Pupils are happy and feel safe.”
To improve
- “However, further work is needed to ensure that across all year groups this consistently improves at pace.”
- “However, this is not consistent.”
- “For example, in history, while pupils study more than one civilisation, they cannot articulate what a civilisation is and how the Mayans and the Egyptians are similar or different.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 July 2026 (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: 18 first-preference applications, 18 offers in total, 18 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 Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton 0.5 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Catchgate Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Annfield Plain Junior School 1.7 mi School remains Good
- Annfield Plain Infant School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Tanfield Lea Community Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Leadgate Primary School - Split Site 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published