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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamDH9 9LUTanfield Lea Community Primary School
Primary

Tanfield Lea Community Primary School

Primary

County Durham · Stanley · DH9 9LU www.tanfieldlea-primary.durham.sch.uk

Pupils
351
cap. 400
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
351
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
351
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/05/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Tanfield Lea Community Primary School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
64%
+1pp
71%67%63%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
RWM higher standard
2%
-4pp
19%11%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
79%
Maths higher standard
12%
Science expected standard
71%
SPAG expected standard
64%
SPAG higher standard
19%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
351
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
31%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Tanfield Lea, Stanley, DH9 9LU
Local authority
County Durham
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2564%2%76%29%69%7%79%12%71%64%105.0104.0103.023%351
2023/2463%6%75%17%71%19%81%17%92%71%104.0105.0105.020%336
2022/2369%19%85%35%73%31%85%31%83%71%107.0105.0105.0+1.50+1.90+1.1014%352
2018/1971%17%86%31%80%20%83%26%83%86%105.0104.0106.0+1.70+0.80-0.3014%297
2017/1868%14%84%32%73%24%78%27%81%84%107.0105.0107.0+2.10+0.80+1.3010%293
2016/1754%15%71%32%78%20%76%20%90%85%105.0103.0106.0+1.80+1.50+0.5010%288

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2535124.023%3%31%4%6%
2023/2433621.520%3%31%5%10%
2022/2335222.414%3%31%6%15%
2021/2231420.917%4%27%6%17%
2020/2131521.012%2%24%
2018/1929721.214%2%23%4%9%
2017/1829320.910%1%25%4%14%
2016/1728822.210%1%26%4%10%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.