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21 open schools in Stanley, County Durham · Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria · see all County Durham schools · grammar schools in Stanley

Stanley has 21 state schools: 17 primary, 2 secondary, part of County Durham's wider catchment. 21 have a published Ofsted rating, and 19 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Annfield Plain Infant School Stanley · Good Annfield Plain Junior School Stanley · Good Beamish Primary School Stanley · Good Bloemfontein Primary School Stanley · Good Catchgate Primary School Stanley · Good Collierley Nursery and Primary School Stanley · Good Croft Community School Stanley · Good East Stanley School Stanley · Good Greenland Community Primary School Stanley · Good North Durham Academy Stanley · Good Oxhill Nursery School Stanley · Not judged Shield Row Primary School Stanley · Good South Stanley Infant and Nursery School Stanley · Good South Stanley Junior School Stanley · Good St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley Stanley · Good St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor Stanley · Good St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton Stanley · Good Stanley Burnside Primary School Stanley · Good Tanfield Lea Community Primary School Stanley · Good Tanfield School Stanley · Not judged West Pelton Primary School Stanley · Good

Undersubscribed schools rated Good or Outstanding

These schools didn't fill on first preference in the latest admissions year, despite an Ofsted rating of Good or Outstanding — worth a look if you're chasing the same handful of famous names everyone else applies to.

North Durham Academy Good · ×0.73 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Greenland Community Primary School Good · ×0.97 1st prefs/place (2026/27)

How places are allocated in County Durham

Primary schools: Priority is by nearest-school distance (GIS-measured shortest walking route); one source notes 'no catchment areas for some places' — no county-wide catchment map mechanism found, unlike neighbouring LAs. (source)

Most schools use the local authority's default scheme rather than a school-specific catchment map — see each school's page for its own designated/catchment area where one is published.

Key dates

Entry yearEventDate
Sept 2028 Application deadline 2027-10-31
Sept 2028 Primary application deadline 2028-01-15
Sept 2028 Offer day 2028-03-01
Sept 2028 Primary offer day 2028-04-17
Sept 2027 Application deadline 2026-10-31
Sept 2027 Primary application deadline 2027-01-15
Sept 2027 Offer day 2027-03-01
Sept 2027 Primary offer day 2027-04-16
Sept 2026 Application deadline 2025-10-31 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary application deadline 2026-01-15 (passed)
Sept 2026 Offer day 2026-03-02 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary offer day 2026-04-16 (passed)

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