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East Stanley School

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

personMrs Joanne Williams

corporate_fareSTANLEY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

location_onStanley, DH9 0TN

language Visit Website phone 1207233611

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

191

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Expected Standard

54%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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East Stanley School is a Academy converter primary school in Stanley, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 74% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

East Stanley School is an academy converter in Stanley, County Durham, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of STANLEY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. The school has approximately 178 pupils on roll, of whom 47% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #127 of 185 primaries in County Durham and #10,127 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. 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 18.8:1. 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.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 60%

Reading61% LA 72%

Writing71% LA 72%

Maths71% LA 72%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading67% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing63% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths60% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading72% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths78% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA -0.6

-3.5 to 0.9

-1.6

Write

LA -0.1

-3.7 to 0.5

-1.8

Maths

LA -0.9

-3.9 to 0.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

13 September 2023

Inspection Report

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09 April 2021

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2018-02-27

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2016-03-01

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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 178 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)	178	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	182	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	194	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	197	3	1.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	194	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	196	1	0.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	191	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	191	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	197	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	201	0	0.0%	0.5%

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 14 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils