South Stanley Junior School is a primary school located in Stanley. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 22/10/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is below average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Tyne Road, Stanley, DH9 6PZ
Website: www.southstanley-jun.durham.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01207232059
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rachel Bell
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 145040

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 22/10/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 208
Number of Pupils: 175
Number of Boys: 98
Number of Girls: 77

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -4.7 Confidence interval -6.5 to -2.9
Writing
Below Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -3.8 to -0.5
Maths
Well Below Average: -5.2 Confidence interval -6.7 to -3.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:45%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:98
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:99
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oxhill Nursery School
Oxhill , DH9 7LR 		3out of 4 972 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
South Stanley Junior School
Tyne Road , South Stanley DH9 6PZ 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
South Stanley Infant and Nursery School
Tyne Road , South Stanley DH9 6PZ 		3out of 4 101 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Moor
Hustledown , South Moor DH9 6PH 		2out of 4 441 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Greenland Community Primary School
South Moor Road , South Moor DH9 7EZ 		3out of 4 949 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley
Front Street , DH9 0NP 		- not rated 1,069 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North Durham Academy
High Street , DH9 0TW 		2out of 4 1,166 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Tanfield School
Tanfield Lea Road , DH9 8AY 		- not rated 1,841 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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