Tanfield School
Tanfield Lea Road, Stanley, DH9 8AY
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 739 (412 boys, 327 girls)
- Capacity: 690
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 32.1%
- Telephone: 01207232881
- Ofsted: no overall grade (inspected 24 Sep 2024)
- Attainment 8: 54.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 406 applications, 149 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
Other schools in County Durham
- Tanfield Lea Community Primary School (0.5 miles, straight line)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley (0.6 miles, straight line)
- North Durham Academy (0.7 miles, straight line)
- Shield Row Primary School (0.8 miles, straight line)
- East Stanley School (1 miles, straight line)
- South Stanley Infant and Nursery School (1 miles, straight line)
