Annfield Plain Infant School

Northgate, Stanley, DH9 7UY

106 pupils · 88% of 120 capacity

Phase: Primary
Type: Academy converter
Ages: 3–7
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Trust: STANLEY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Local authority: County Durham
Free school meals: 38%

Ofsted

Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)

This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.

Inspected 26 March 2024, published 20 May 2024. Read the full Ofsted report

England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.

Will my child get in?

Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)

Applications and offers by entry year
Entry	Places	1st preferences	Total preferences	Offers
Sept 2026 entry	27	27	50	27
Sept 2025 entry	27	27	44	27
Sept 2024 entry	33	33	53	33
Sept 2023 entry	27	26	48	26
Sept 2022 entry	19	19	37	19

First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.

Nearby alternatives

Annfield Plain Junior School 0.2 km · Good (2020) · previous system
Catchgate Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Greenland Community Primary School 2.3 km · Improved significantly (2025)
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton 2.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
South Stanley Junior School 2.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
South Stanley Infant and Nursery School 2.7 km · Standards maintained (2025)

Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.

Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.