Tanfield Lea Community Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 2-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Tanfield Lea
Stanley
County Durham
DH9 9LU
Phone 01207234500
Reference Number 131545

Tanfield Lea Community Primary School continues to maintain its status as a good school, demonstrating a strong commitment to the educational and personal development of its pupils. The school is characterized by engaged and proud students who thrive in a supportive environment that encourages perseverance and independence. Leaders have established a well-structured curriculum and made reading a high priority, contributing to pupils' love of learning and their overall academic success.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 351
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 57.26%
Girls: 42.74%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 28.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 26.2
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 24.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 21 18 39
2 22 17 39
3 23 20 43
4 21 13 34
5 28 24 52
6 28 14 42

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 95.4%
White, Other 2%
Indian 0.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.3%
White & Black (African) 0.3%
Mixed, Other 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 10 May 2022
Date Report
10 May 2022 School inspection
28 Feb 2017 Short inspection
25 Apr 2012 Full inspection:
02 Oct 2008 Full inspection:

Strengths

  • Pupils are encouraged to share their experiences and challenges.
  • The mathematics curriculum is well organized and effective.
  • Leaders foster a supportive environment that develops pupils' confidence and self-esteem.
  • Safeguarding measures are robust and effective.
  • Teachers provide quality support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistencies in the phonics teaching approach across the school.
  • Assessment of pupil learning in some wider curriculum subjects needs further improvement.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 64%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 2%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105
Maths 104

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.5
Writing 1.9
Maths 1.1

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 23 0
Third Preference 8 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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