County Durham
Croft Community School
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What the data says
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Academic signal is not available for this school phase in our current dataset.
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -2.05
- Progress 8
- [-2.49, -1.61]
- Confidence interval
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Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 39 | 3.9 | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 16 | 2.1 | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2023/2024 | 45 | 5.1 | -2.05 | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.4 |
| 2022/2023 | 27 | 7.5 | -1.87 | 7.4% | — | 0.0% | 0.7 |
| 2021/2022 | 24 | 4.3 | -2.07 | — | — | 0.0% | 0.2 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in County Durham for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 114340 |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Community special school |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 4-16 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Lee Davis |
| Trust | — |
| Admissions | Not applicable |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | DH9 8PR |
| Pupils | 287 |
| FSM eligible | 61.0% |
Contact and identifiers
Greencroft Road End, Annfield Plain, Stanley, DH9 8PR
www.croftcommunityschool.co.uk1207234547| DfE number | 7013 |
| UKPRN | 10015548 |
| Opened | — |
| GIAS updated | 17 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | 2024/2025 |
| Ofsted published | 5 Dec 2021 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 12 Oct 2021 |
| Publication date | 5 Dec 2021 |