Academy sponsor led · Secondary
Stanley · DH9 0TW · County Durham
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
0.7 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 147894
Tanfield School
Academy sponsor led · Stanley · DH9 8AY
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–16
Pupils
739
Local authority
County Durham
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Stanley, County Durham, 739 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 32.1%.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 147894
Location
- Address
- Tanfield Lea Road
- Postcode
- DH9 8AY
- Town
- Stanley
- County
- County Durham
- Local authority
- County Durham
- District
- County Durham
- Constituency
- North Durham
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 739
- Boys / girls
- 412 / 327
- School capacity
- 690
- Capacity fill
- 739 / 690 (107%)
- Free school meals
- 32.1%
- FSM pupils
- 237
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: EDEN LEARNING TRUST
- Academy trust
- EDEN LEARNING TRUST
- Sponsor
- Eden Learning Trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Steven Clough
- Telephone
- 01207232881
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2024-09-24
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
- Attainment 8
- 50.9
- Progress 8
- 0.8
- English & maths grade 5+
- 59%
- English & maths grade 4+
- 71%
- EBacc entry
- 43%
- EBacc APS
- 4.4