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Annfield Plain Junior School

Primary school in Stanley, Durham. School remains Good (Oct 2023).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 28 January 2020, report published 3 March 2020, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

This grade was given to Annfield Plain Junior School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Annfield Plain Junior School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.

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
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

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.

Since then: ungraded inspection

Inspected 13 October 2023, report published 27 November 2023.

School remains Good

An ungraded inspection is a shorter visit to check that a school is still at the grade it was given at its last full inspection. It doesn’t award a new grade. More about ungraded inspections.

Next inspection: around October 2027

The last inspection was in October 2023. 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

  1. 0.1 milesAnnfield Plain Infant School

    Primary, Stanley, Durham

    School remains Good (Mar 2024)

  2. 0.6 milesCatchgate Primary School

    Primary, Stanley, Durham

    School remains Good (Feb 2023)

  3. 1.3 milesGreenland Community Primary School

    Primary, Stanley, Durham

    Improved significantly (Apr 2025)

  4. 1.5 milesSt Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton

    Primary, Stanley, Durham

    School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Apr 2024)

  5. 1.5 milesSouth Stanley Junior School

    Primary, Stanley, Durham

    Good (May 2024)

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