# Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School

Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School is a primary school in County Durham, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 285 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E138556. [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 285
- Council: County Durham
- URN: 138556

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), October 2022
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 18 October 2022
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 29% of pupils at Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in County Durham and 62% in England.
2% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | County Durham | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e143515): 230 m. Primary. Good (overall), September 2022. 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodham-burn-community-primary-school-and-nursery-e149737): 270 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), December 2021, before the school changed. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-francis-horndale-cofe-primary-school-e114267): 720 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2024. 25% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Walworth School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walworth-school-e114341): 730 m. Special. School remains Good, September 2023
- [Sugar Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sugar-hill-primary-school-e114207): 960 m. Primary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Byerley Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/byerley-park-primary-school-e114189): 1 km. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/138556)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/138556)

## How to cite

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