Shield Row Primary School
Academy sponsor led primary school in Stanley (County Durham).
KS2 RWM expected
65%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
83%
▲ 8pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
74%
same England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
70%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
93.8%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
21.2
▲ 0.5 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
29.1%
▲ 4pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
93%
196 / 210 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Enrichment found on the school website
26Clubs and activitiesfound on the website
2Programmesteaching and wellbeing approaches
1Awards and marksnamed by the school
By areaiFound on the school website by WhatSchool, March 2026. Not verified; the school website is the authority. Counts show what a website mentions, not how much a school offers.
- 16 Sports and active
- 3 STEM and digital
- 2 Creative arts
- 3 Music and performance
- 3 Life skills and outdoor
- 1 Other
Clubs, activities and programmes
28 listediActivities are as listed on the school website. Programme descriptions are Governance Register summaries; where none is given, WhatSchool's category is shown. Found on the school website by WhatSchool, March 2026. Not verified; the school website is the authority.Scroll sideways for more
| Activity | Type | Area | About |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | Club | Sports and active | - |
| Band | Club | Music and performance | - |
| Basketball | Club | Sports and active | - |
| Choir | Club | Music and performance | - |
| Climbing | Club | Sports and active | - |
| Coding | Club | STEM and digital | - |
| Cooking | Club | Life skills and outdoor | - |
| Cricket | Club | Sports and active | - |
| Cross Country | Club | Sports and active | - |
| Dance | Club | Sports and active | - |
| Drama | Club | Music and performance | - |
| Football | Club | Sports and active | - |
| Gardening | Club | Life skills and outdoor | - |
| Gymnastics | Club | Sports and active | - |
| Hockey | Club | Sports and active | - |
| Lego | Club | STEM and digital | - |
| Mindfulness | Club | Life skills and outdoor | - |
| Multi-Sports | Club | Sports and active | - |
| Netball | Club | Sports and active | - |
| Photography | Club | Creative arts | - |
| Rounders | Club | Sports and active | - |
| Rugby | Club | Sports and active | - |
| Swimming | Club | Sports and active | - |
| Tennis | Club | Sports and active | - |
| Textiles | Club | Creative arts | - |
| Yoga | Club | Sports and active | - |
| Real PE (Create Development) | Programme | Other | Scheme for teaching physical education. |
| White Rose Maths | Programme | STEM and digital | Maths schemes of work and resources. |
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