South Stanley Junior School | Primary in Stanley, County Durham | Ofsted & DfE

74%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

163

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

74%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

163

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

74%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

163

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/05/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCounty Durham

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio14.9:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of South Stanley Junior School · Primary · County Durham

Part ofSTANLEY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard

74%

+11pp

74%60%45%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 74%

RWM higher standard

11%

+9pp

13%8%2%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

85%

Reading higher standard

40%

Writing expected standard

74%

Writing higher standard

13%

Maths expected standard

81%

Maths higher standard

32%

Science expected standard

72%

SPAG expected standard

77%

SPAG higher standard

30%

Reading scaled score

107.0

Maths scaled score

106.0

GPS scaled score

105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

163

Pupil : teacher ratio

14.9

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

60%

SEN

24%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

15%

Contact

Address

Tyne Road, South Stanley, Stanley, DH9 6PZ

Local authority

County Durham

Website

https://www.southstanleyjuniors.co.uk/

Telephone

01207232059

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	74%	11%	85%	40%	74%	13%	81%	32%	72%	77%	107.0	106.0	105.0	—	—	—	24%	163
2023/24	63%	2%	72%	17%	63%	9%	72%	11%	67%	67%	103.0	102.0	102.0	—	—	—	25%	179
2022/23	66%	13%	74%	37%	66%	13%	74%	29%	68%	71%	105.0	103.0	104.0	+0.50	+0.80	+0.30	22%	162
2018/19	45%	4%	49%	9%	60%	11%	53%	11%	64%	49%	98.0	99.0	98.0	-4.70	-2.20	-5.20	22%	181

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	163	15.6	24%	2%	60%	6%	15%
2023/24	179	19.5	25%	3%	65%	6%	19%
2022/23	162	21.4	22%	1%	67%	6%	16%
2021/22	166	15.7	22%	1%	64%	6%	18%
2020/21	175	18.2	26%	1%	65%	—	—
2018/19	181	16.1	22%	1%	64%	4%	11%
2017/18	—	19.9	—	—	—	5%	15%