Villa Real School
Ofsted: Good
- Type
- Community special school
- Location
- Consett, DH8 6BH
- Distance
- 4.8km away
Croft Community School
Greencroft Road End, Annfield Plain, Stanley, DH9 8PR
Ofsted: Expected
Independent
Phase
281
Capacity
4-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 13 January 2026.
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Needs attention
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 3.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 39
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 93.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 287
- Boys
- 199 (63%)
- Girls
- 117 (37%)
- Capacity
- 281 (112% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 62.0%
- EAL
- 0.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 100.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 10.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 28.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £19,387/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 13.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 36.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community special school
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 95.1%
- White Other: 1.1%
- Gypsy/Roma: 1.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.7%
- White Traveller: 0.3%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.3%
- Mixed Other: 0.3%
- Asian Chinese: 0.3%
95.1%
White British
1.1%
White Other
1.1%
Gypsy/Roma
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Greencroft Road End
Stanley, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 114340
- UKPRN
- 10015548
- Establishment No.
- 7013
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