Wooley Terrace, Stanley Crook, Crook, County Durham DL15 9AN
10 reasons to choose Stanley Crook Primary School
Top line
Stanley Crook Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 67. It is one of the best state primary schools in Crook and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Stanley Crook Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2024) inspection. It is one of the 20 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Durham LEA.
Average class size
Stanley Crook Primary School has five mixed-age classes and an average class size of 26 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Stanley Crook Primary School ranks in the top 30% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 31% of schools.
The Stanley Crook Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip for Years 5 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Stanley Crook Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Stanley Crook Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 8.00am (school staff) to 5.30pm (external contractor).
Find another school near Stanley Crook Primary School
Durham High Prep School (8.8 miles); The Chorister School (9.2 miles).
Our Lady & St Thomas Roman Catholic Primary School, Willington (2.7 miles); Sunnybrow Primary School (3.1 miles); Howden-le-Wear Primary School (3.5 miles).
Durham School (8.5 miles); Durham High School (8.8 miles); Barnard Castle School (19.2 miles).
Parkside Academy (3.2 miles); Wolsingham School (6.9 miles); Whitworth Park School and Sixth Form College (7.2 miles).