St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

DurhamLocal Authority

Bishop AucklandConstituency

DL4 2EQPostcode

2.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Durham, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 239 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 53%
Higher standard: 10%
Reading score: 101
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

98%

Asian

<1%

Black

Pupils

239

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

50%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 239
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
3 May 2023	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good
11 Apr 2008	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.