South Stanley Junior School

Primary school in Stanley, Durham. Good (May 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 21 May 2024, report published 25 June 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
Area	Grade
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Safeguarding effective	Yes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around May 2028

The last inspection was in May 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

Under 0.1 milesSouth Stanley Infant and Nursery School
Primary, Stanley, Durham
Standards maintained (Mar 2025)
0.3 milesSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor
Primary, Stanley, Durham
Good (Jul 2024)
0.5 milesGreenland Community Primary School
Primary, Stanley, Durham
Improved significantly (Apr 2025)
0.6 milesSt Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley
Primary, Stanley, Durham
School remains Good (Feb 2024)
0.7 milesBloemfontein Primary School
Primary, Stanley, Durham
Good (Apr 2024)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.