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St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley

Stanley, DH9 0NP · County Durham · primary school

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Ofsted: Good · 2024 Inspected 2 years ago Mixed Primary Roman Catholic
5.9/10 Broadly average

60th of 188 primary schools in County Durham we can score, 208 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 6.7/10 against 3,545 of them, against 6.3/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 72.0 · 71 40% 2.83
Ofsted 52 35% 1.81
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 7.0 · 51 25% 1.27

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 72.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 7.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school Good in March 2024. Its position is much the same whether compared with all schools or only those whose pupils have similar backgrounds (6.7 out of 10 against similar schools, 6.3 out of 10 against all schools).

Getting in. There are 224 pupils in a school with 236 places, leaving 12 spare places. The school has a little room, but is fairly full.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who are not yet meeting the expected standard in maths? What does a typical day look like for a child in Year 6? How does the Catholic ethos influence daily routines and community engagement?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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