West Pelton Primary SchoolBeamish Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

West Pelton Primary School and Beamish Primary School are primary schools in Stanley.

  • West Pelton Primary School scores 34 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Beamish Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Beamish Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • West Pelton Primary School was judged Good and Beamish Primary School 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 50.0% for West Pelton Primary School and 29.0% for Beamish Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at West Pelton Primary School (50.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

West Pelton Primary School versus Beamish Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure StanleyWest Pelton Primary SchoolStanleyBeamish Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF34/100D51/100Stronger figure
Local ranking176th of 202 in County Durham 172nd of 202 in County Durham Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll69 55
Capacity105 91
LocationStanley, DH9 6SQ Stanley, DH9 0QN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard50.0% Stronger figure29.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 14.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure100.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score97.0 101.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census69 55
Free school meals (ever 6)53.5% 50.0%
English as an additional language0.0% 3.6%
SEN support24.6% 50.9%
SEN with an EHC plan7.3% 1.8%
Attendance
Overall absence8.3% 7.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence25.9% 19.0% 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

Full profiles: West Pelton Primary School · Beamish Primary School