Tanfield Lea Community Primary 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 26/04/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Tanfield Lea, Stanley

School Information

Address: Tanfield Lea, Stanley, DH9 9LU
Website: www.tanfieldlea-primary.durham.sch.uk
Telephone: 01207234500
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: K Hemmings
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 131545

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/04/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 310
Number of Pupils: 315
Number of Boys: 172
Number of Girls: 143

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.7 Confidence interval -0.3 to 3.8
Writing
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -1.1 to 2.7
Maths
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2.1 to 1.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

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

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
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 1,971 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tanfield Lea Community Primary School
Tanfield Lea , DH9 9LU 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley
Front Street , DH9 0NP 		- not rated 1,906 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Shield Row Primary School
King Edward VIII Terrace , Shield Row DH9 0HQ 		3out of 4 2,238 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton
North Road , Dipton DH9 9BB 		- not rated 2,364 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
South Stanley Infant and Nursery School
Tyne Road , South Stanley DH9 6PZ 		3out of 4 2,585 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tanfield School
Tanfield Lea Road , DH9 8AY 		- not rated 932 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
North Durham Academy
High Street , DH9 0TW 		2out of 4 2,245 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Croft Community School
Greencroft Road End , Annfield Plain DH9 8PR 		2out of 4 2,795 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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