SCHOOL PROFILE

Greenland Community Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 143585
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 357 Published school capacity
Capacity used 89.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

2 April 2025
Latest published outcome Improved significantly
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority County Durham
Trust STANLEY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 318 318 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 142 44.7% of pupils
Male pupils 176 55.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

48.1%
23.3 pts above England
School 48.1%
County Durham 32.2%
North East 32.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

6.3%
14.0 pts below England
School 6.3%
County Durham 4.7%
North East 10.0%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.3%
0.7 pts below England
School 0.3%
County Durham 0.5%
North East 0.9%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
92.1%
293
Any other White background
2.8%
9
African
1.6%
5
Any other Mixed background
0.6%
2
Any other ethnic group
0.6%
2
Bangladeshi
0.6%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 29.6% 94 of 318 pupils
8.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 29.6%
County Durham 22.4%
North East 22.6%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.8% 66 pupils
England 14.8% 6.0 pts above
EHC plans 8.8% 28 pupils
England 6.0% 2.8 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 32
Moderate learning difficulty 24
Autistic spectrum disorder 23
Speech, language & communication 11
Other difficulty or disability 2
Hearing impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

75.0% 14.6 pts above England
School 75.0%
County Durham 60.4%
North East 61.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

82.0%

8.2 pts above England

School 82.0%
County Durham 73.0%
North East 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

78.0%

7.7 pts above England

School 78.0%
County Durham 71.9%
North East 71.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

87.0%

15.0 pts above England

School 87.0%
County Durham 72.0%
North East 72.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.07%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.15 pts lower than England
School 4.07%
County Durham 6.04%
North East 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.65%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.16 pts lower than England
School 8.65%
County Durham 15.78%
North East 16.04%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.32%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.48 pts lower than England
School 0.32%
County Durham 1.43%
North East 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

89.1% 0.9 pts above England
Greenland Community Primary School
89.1%
County Durham
83.6%
North East
87.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information