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

County DurhamVoluntary aided school

Jubilee Road, Shildon, DL4 2EQ

Headteacher: Mrs Nicola PallisterSchool website ↗Pupils: 233 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted Good
Inspected March 2023
Oversubscribed
75% of first-choice applicants offered a place
67%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected March 2023
75%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 7 March 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
67.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
7.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 77%·Writing 77%·Maths 77%All three 67%
Reading
Expected77%
Exceeding30%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected77%
Exceeding10%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected77%
Exceeding23%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
40
How many got their first choice?
30of 40 (75.0%)
How many applied in total?
59

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
57.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
20.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
118 girls, 115 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 75% (2017/18), currently 67%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1641.0%0.0%-0.2-0.9+3.3
2016/1762.0%7.0%-1.3+0.2-0.1
2017/1875.0%14.0%+0.5+0.3+0.4
2018/1970.0%7.0%-0.3+0.2+0.5
2022/2343.0%3.0%-1.7-1.3-2.3
2023/2453.0%10.0%---
2024/2567.0%7.0%---