Croft Community School

School Name: Croft Community School
Address: Greencroft Road End, Annfield Plain
Town/City: Stanley
Postcode: DH9 8PR
Telephone Number: 01207 234547
Website: www.croftcommunityschool.co.uk

Phase: Ages 4-16
Type: Community special school
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Federation: The North & South West Durham Learning Federation

Headteacher: Mr Lee Davis
Capacity: 281
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 316 (63% boys & 37% girls)
Enrollment: 112% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 58.3%

• SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
• SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
• ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
• MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
• SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
• SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
• PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty

URN: 114340
DfE Number: 840/7013
UKPRN: 10015548
UPRN: 200004279317
Region: North East (E12000001)
District: County Durham (E06000047)
Constituency: North Durham (E14001389)
Electoral Ward: Annfield Plain & Tanfield (E05016152)

Easting & Northing: 416268E, 552537N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 52' 4.75" N 1° 44' 52.47" W
Plus Code: 9C6WV792+5R

DfE Record: View record

1. Catchgate Primary School (0.6km)
2. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton (1.1km)
3. Annfield Plain Junior School (1.4km)
4. Annfield Plain Infant School (1.4km)
5. Collierley Nursery and Primary School (1.4km)
6. Oxhill Nursery School (2.4km)
7. Tanfield Lea Community Primary School (2.6km)
8. Tanfield School (2.9km)
9. Greenland Community Primary School (3.2km)
10. South Stanley Infant and Nursery School (3.2km)

Same federation

• The Oaks Secondary School
• Evergreen Primary School