Beamish 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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Beamish 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.
Beamish 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
- Reception 2026 had 6 first-choice applications for 6 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2026 Reception, every applicant was offered a place, as at 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- 29% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (2024/25), the lowest of 8 County Durham primary schools that have results: this one and 7 of the 8 nearest.
- The school has 14.2 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham is 17.5.
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
- Co-operative Villas, Beamish, Cooperative Villas, Stanley, DH9 0QN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 48 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 45.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 29% | 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: 6 first-preference applications, 6 offers in total, 6 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 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- West Pelton Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Shield Row Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Stanley Burnside Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bloemfontein Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- South Stanley Infant and Nursery School 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- South Stanley Junior School 1.6 mi Good