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Stanley (Crook) Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Wooley Terrace, Stanley Crook, Crook DL15 9AN · stanleycrook.durham.sch.uk · 01388 762858
On the mapSearch near DL15 9AN
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 60%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. County Durham 62%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 3.17 mi
- 5.10 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · County Durham Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 128
- 96% of 133 places
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 10.9%
- First language not English
- 0.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 3.17 mi (5.10 km) from the school. Source: County Durham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 22 families put the school first and 19 places were offered; 86% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 19 | 22 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 17 | 16 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.17 mi5.10 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across County Durham it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●60% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 16 April 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Stanley (Crook) Primary School was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 16 Apr 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Dec 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Mar 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (29 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 29
- 22% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 62% who raised concerns
based on the 17% who had a child bullied