Tanfield School
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Stanley (County Durham).
Attainment 8
54.4
▲ 8.2 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
62.6%
▲ 16pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
93.4%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
17.2
▲ 0.5 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
32.1%
▲ 5pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
12.0%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
107%
739 / 690 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
No overall grade
inspected Sep 2024
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Tanfield School is a secondary school located in Stanley, County Durham. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 and currently has 702 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 690. It is part of the EDEN LEARNING TRUST. The school is led by Mr Steven Clough.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying Alliance
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 147894
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- North Durham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2020
Governing body (12 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Christine McGough | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Douglas Clark | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Marie Farrell | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Paul Ensell | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Michael Scholey | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sarah Nicholson | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sarah Pickard-Fossey | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr John Taylor | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Lindsey Samantha Christie | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Cheryl Nicholson | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Melanie Meadows | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Steven Clough | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2017 |
| Mrs Lynne Fenwick Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
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