Ofsted: Good trending_up Places Available

South Stanley Infant and Nursery School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Louise Thompson

corporate_fareSTANLEY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

location_onStanley, DH9 6PZ

language Visit Website phone 1207232445

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2013

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Students

129

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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South Stanley Infant and Nursery School is a Academy converter primary school in Stanley, serving ages 2-7. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

South Stanley Infant and Nursery School is an academy converter in Stanley, County Durham, admitting pupils aged 2-7. It is part of STANLEY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. The school has approximately 114 pupils on roll, of whom 64% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2013. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2013-03-13

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-03-17

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 114 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	114	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	108	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	132	2	1.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	128	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	124	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	144	1	0.7%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	129	1	0.8%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	123	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	147	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	144	1	0.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	141	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	163	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	153	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	146	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	157	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	157	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	149	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	161	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	161	1	0.6%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	156	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	178	1	0.6%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	170	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	159	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Spring term)	184	0	0.0%	0.4%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 11 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils