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Faith schools in and near Shildon

All 1 faith school in Shildon, and the nearest just outside.

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

    Shildon, DL4 2EQ · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Shildon faith schools average.

    26 first choices, 27 offers made

    Met the standard at 1167%

    Shildon faith schools 67%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.7%Shildon faith schools 4.7%
    Pupils
    239
    Pupils per teacher
    21.6
    View school St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon

Just outside Shildon

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Shildon.

  1. St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland

    2.1 miles from Shildon · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Shildon faith schools average, high absence.

    35 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1140%

    Shildon faith schools 67%England 62%

    Days missed
    6.9%Shildon faith schools 4.7%
    Pupils
    219
    Pupils per teacher
    22.1
    View school St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland
  2. St Anne's CofE Primary School

    2.2 miles from Shildon · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results above the Shildon faith schools average.

    37 first choices, 31 offers made

    Met the standard at 1173%

    Shildon faith schools 67%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.2%Shildon faith schools 4.7%
    Pupils
    238
    Pupils per teacher
    18.8
    View school St Anne's CofE Primary School
  3. St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School

    2.2 miles from Shildon · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Shildon faith schools average, high absence.

    8 first choices, 8 offers made

    Met the standard at 1125%

    Shildon faith schools 67%England 62%

    Days missed
    7.3%Shildon faith schools 4.7%
    Pupils
    147
    Pupils per teacher
    17.3
    View school St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School
  4. St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College

    2.2 miles from Shildon · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the England average, high absence.

    210 first choices, 209 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1643.8

    England 46.2

    Days missed
    8.5%Shildon faith schools 4.7%
    Pupils
    1,229
    Pupils per teacher
    15.9
    View school St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
The big picture

How Shildon's faith schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Ofsted grades in Shildon

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 1
  • Good: 1 of 1
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 1
  • Inadequate: 0 of 1
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Shildon

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    1 of the 1 faith schools in Shildon have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Shildon, explained

There is 1 faith schools in Shildon, teaching 239 children. 1 are run by the council and 0 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

67.0% of pupils in Shildon faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.

49.8% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,412 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 9.3% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Shildon?
There are 1 faith schools in Shildon, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Shildon?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Shildon on Eduscope are St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are faith schools in Shildon ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Shildon faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Shildon is 22:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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