St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor

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

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 2 July 2024, report published 10 September 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
Early years	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 July 2028

The last inspection was in July 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

0.3 milesSouth Stanley Junior School
Primary, Stanley, Durham
Good (May 2024)
0.3 milesSouth Stanley Infant and Nursery School
Primary, Stanley, Durham
Standards maintained (Mar 2025)
0.4 milesGreenland Community Primary School
Primary, Stanley, Durham
Improved significantly (Apr 2025)
0.4 milesBloemfontein Primary School
Primary, Stanley, Durham
Good (Apr 2024)
0.7 milesStanley Burnside Primary School
Primary, Stanley, Durham
Report card, Feb 2026: 3 expected, 4 needs attention

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