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St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
Jubilee Road, Shildon DL4 2EQ · st-johnscofe.durham.sch.uk · 01388 773476
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 67%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. County Durham 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 239
- 29 over 210 places · 114%
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 54.3%
- First language not English
- 2.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 26 families put the school first and 27 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 40 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 42 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 40 | 1.4▲ | 73% |
Results
In 2024/25, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across County Durham it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲67% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 7 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2008
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (16 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 16
- 7% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 94% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied