Bloemfontein Primary SchoolSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Stanley.

Summary of the comparison

Bloemfontein Primary School and St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor are primary schools in Stanley.

  • Bloemfontein Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Bloemfontein Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bloemfontein Primary School was judged Good and St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 67.0% for Bloemfontein Primary School and 22.0% for St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Bloemfontein Primary School (48.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor (32.0% in 2022-23, 22.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bloemfontein Primary School versus St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure StanleyBloemfontein Primary SchoolStanleySt Mary's Catholic Primary School, South MoorEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100Stronger figureD43/100
Local ranking61st of 202 in County Durham Stronger figure143rd of 202 in County Durham
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range0-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll132 82
Capacity200 105
LocationStanley, DH9 6AG Stanley, DH9 6PH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% Stronger figure22.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 6.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure99.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure96.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census132 82
Free school meals (ever 6)63.4% 43.9%
English as an additional language3.0% 0.0%
SEN support15.9% 23.2%
SEN with an EHC plan7.6% 3.7%
Attendance
Overall absence5.1% 4.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence12.2% 7.6% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Bloemfontein Primary School

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor

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