South Moor Road, South Moor, Stanley, County Durham DH9 7EZ
10 reasons to choose Greenland Community Primary School
Top line
Greenland Community Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Stanley and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Greenland Community Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 7 members of Stanley Learning Partnership. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2012) inspection.
Average class size
Greenland Community Primary School has two classes per year, and an average class size of 23 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Greenland Community Primary School ranks in the top 20% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 4% of schools.
The Greenland Community Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. British Council’s International School Award for international learning activities. 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 Year 5 or 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Greenland Community Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Greenland Community 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 to 4.15pm.
Find another school near Greenland Community Primary School
The Chorister School (7.7 miles); Durham High School for Girls, Junior House (8.4 miles).
All Saints’ Catholic Primary School (2.9 miles); Burnopfield Primary School (3.5 miles); St Benet’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Ouston (4.5 miles).
Durham School (9.8 miles); Durham High School for Girls (10.9 miles).
St Bede’s Catholic Comprehensive School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester (4.3 miles); The Hermitage Academy (6.2 miles); Emmanuel College (7.1 miles).