Stanley Burnside Primary School, Stanley
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 7 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Stanley Burnside creates a welcoming, inclusive environment where every child is valued and supported. The school has excellent systems for helping pupils with emotional and behavioural needs, resulting in improved attendance and reduced behaviour incidents. Staff know families well and parents speak highly of the care and support their children receive.
Key Strengths
- Strong inclusive culture where every pupil is valued and supported with their individual needs
- Effective safeguarding with open culture and clear systems in place
- Good behaviour across school with low bullying incidents and high staff expectations
- Well-designed personal development programme teaching respect, tolerance and healthy lifestyles
- Strong attendance improvements through robust support systems and family engagement
Areas for Improvement
- Significant decline in phonics screening and multiplication tables results - basic skills not secure enough
- Inconsistent phonics teaching and limited practice time for reading and writing in lessons
- Early years provision lacks sufficient challenge for Reception children, affecting readiness for Year 1
- Gaps in knowledge not identified quickly enough by teachers to address misconceptions
- Leaders and governors have not addressed academic decline with sufficient urgency
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Educational visits to local places of interest, school visitors including police, RNLI and Dogs Trust, eco committee, diversity committee, health and safety committee, after-school clubs, career aspiration events
Stanley Burnside Primary School is an inclusive school where pupils are welcomed, valued, and feel safe. However, the school needs to urgently address declining basic skills in reading, writing, and mathematics, particularly in the early years and lower key stages.
At a Glance
67.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 65%. Maths has improved from 68% to 85%. Writing has improved from 60% to 65%.
Class Sizes
20.6
Avg class size
21.3
Infant (KS1)
20.0
KS2
8
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
83%
Available places
174 pupils
210 capacity
36 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Stanley
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Stanley
Admissions Demand - County Durham
Places available
6,592
Applications
4,491
Got 1st preference
96.4%
Got preferred school
99.2%
Primary admissions across County Durham (2025/26)
Inspection History(8)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
7.70577%
Overall absence
28.90625%
Persistent absence
128
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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