Tanfield Lea Community Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 10 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Unique reference
- 131545
- Address
- Tanfield Lea, DH9 9LU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 351 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 57.3%
- Girls
- 42.7%
- First language not English
- 3.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.9%
- Persistent absence
- 7.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.5%
White British 95.4%
Other White 2%
Mixed 0.9%
Indian 0.9%
Other 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.5
WritingAbove average1.9
MathsAverage1.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 63%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 6%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Tanfield Lea Community Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 36
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 36
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 36
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 24.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 17 11 6 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 14 11 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 18 6 12 |
| Reception, Full-time | 53 30 23 |
| Year 1 | 39 21 18 |
| Year 2 | 39 22 17 |
| Year 3 | 43 23 20 |
| Year 4 | 34 21 13 |
| Year 5 | 52 28 24 |
| Year 6 | 42 28 14 |