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South Stanley Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–7 · Academy
Tyne Road, South Stanley, Stanley DH9 6PZ · southstanleyinfants.co.uk · 01207 232445
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 113
- 63% of 180 places
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 53.3%
- First language not English
- 5.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 25 families put the school first and 25 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 11 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for South Stanley Infant and Nursery School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 11 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (12 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 12
- 11% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 58% who raised concerns