Tanfield School
Ofsted: Strong
Score
B75
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Stanley, DH9 8AY
- Distance
- 1.2km away
North Durham Academy
High Street, Stanley, DH9 0TW
Local ranking28th of 30 secondary schools in County Durham
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1700
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 21 June 2022. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 39.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 27.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 49.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 169
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 75.0%
- Continued in education
- 65.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 8.0%
- Not sustained
- 20.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 976
- Boys
- 496 (53%)
- Girls
- 439 (47%)
- Capacity
- 1700 (55% full)
- SEND
- 15.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 52.0%
- EAL
- 4.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.7%
- SEN Support
- 12.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 63.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,395/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
- 12.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 36.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 93.5%
- Other: 1.6%
- White Other: 1.3%
- Black African: 1.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.5%
- Mixed Other: 0.4%
- Black Other: 0.4%
- White Traveller: 0.2%
93.5%
White British
1.6%
Other
1.3%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 136745
- UKPRN
- 10034917
- Establishment No.
- 4000
- Trust
- CONNECT MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
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