Greenland Community Primary SchoolSt Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton

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

Summary of the comparison

Greenland Community Primary School and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton are primary schools in Stanley.

  • Greenland Community Primary School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average). Greenland Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Greenland Community Primary School was judged Good and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton 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 75.0% for Greenland Community Primary School and 70.0% for St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Greenland Community Primary School (80.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton (79.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Greenland Community Primary School versus St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure StanleyGreenland Community Primary SchoolStanleySt Patrick's Catholic Primary School, DiptonEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB77/100Stronger figureC69/100
Local ranking5th of 202 in County Durham Stronger figure29th of 202 in County Durham
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll333 138
Capacity357 175
LocationStanley, DH9 7EZ Stanley, DH9 9BB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard75.0% Stronger figure70.0% 62.0%
At higher standard11.0% Stronger figure4.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census333 138
Free school meals (ever 6)45.0% 25.4%
English as an additional language4.8% 1.4%
SEN support20.4% 13.0%
SEN with an EHC plan6.0% 2.9%
Attendance
Overall absence4.1% Stronger figure4.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence8.7% Stronger figure10.7% 15.8%

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.

Greenland Community Primary School

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton

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