Tanfield School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · County Durham
Tanfield Lea Road, Stanley, DH9 8AY
73
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 24/09/2024
Application demand
77%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.4%
18.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
739
Capacity used
Over capacity107%
690 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
77%
1st preference success rate
143 of 185 families who put it first got an offer
149
Places offered
405
Total applications
2.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 185 | 143 | ● 77% |
| 2nd preference | 171 | 6 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 49 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 405 | 149 | 37% |
1st preference success by year
County Durham lets families list 3 preferences. 6 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Steven Clough
- Address
- Tanfield Lea Road, Stanley, DH9 8AY
- Phone
- 01207232881
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Ward / constituency
- Stanley · North Durham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147894
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 32% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: EDEN LEARNING TRUST
739 pupils · 690 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
24 September 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 731 pupils
Attendance
93.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 50.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.83 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 59% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.41 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 57.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 72.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 85.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 52.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.95 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 90 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 90 | 30% | 78% | 89% | |
| English Language | 90 | 34% | 71% | 80% | |
| English Literature | 90 | 31% | 77% | 87% | |
| Combined Science | 82 | 10% | 52% | 76% | |
| Art and Design | 57 | 63% | 91% | 96% | |
| Geography | 53 | 34% | 64% | 72% | |
| History | 49 | 45% | 76% | 80% | |
| French | 45 | 20% | 73% | 84% | |
| Film Studies | 20 | 40% | 75% | 85% | |
| Religious Studies | 11 | 73% | 91% | 100% | |
| Biology | 8 | 88% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 8 | 75% | 100% | 100% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through County Durham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.