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St Hild's College Church of England Aided Primary School, Durham

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Alexandra Ryder

location_onDurham, DH1 2HZ

language Visit Website phone 1913847451

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

163

school

Expected Standard

85%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Hild's College Church of England Aided Primary School, Durham is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Durham, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 6% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Hild's College Church of England Aided Primary School, Durham is a voluntary aided school in Durham, County Durham, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 163 pupils on roll.

In 2025, 85% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 25% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #8 of 188 primaries in County Durham and #1,142 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 6.1%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 60%

Reading85% LA 72%

Writing85% LA 72%

Maths90% LA 72%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading78% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths67% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading48% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths78% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.0

Read

LA -0.6

-5.4 to -0.6

0.5

Write

LA -0.1

-1.8 to 2.8

-1.3

Maths

LA -0.9

-3.5 to 1.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading75% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths88% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA 0.1

-2.1 to 2.8

-0.2

Write

LA 0.6

-2.5 to 2.1

3.6

Maths

LA 0.1

1.4 to 5.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 67%

Reading79% LA 77%

Writing79% LA 78%

Maths89% LA 78%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.3

Read

LA 0.7

-2.4 to 3

-1.5

Write

LA 0.6

-4.1 to 1.1

2.1

Maths

LA 0.6

-0.3 to 4.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

30 November 2024

Inspection Report

03 July 2024

Inspection Report

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30 April 2019

Inspection Report

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28 November 2017

Inspection Report

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19 January 2017

Inspection Report

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26 September 2012

Inspection Report

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16 September 2010

Inspection Report

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26 September 2007

Inspection Report

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24 March 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2019-04-30

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2017-11-28

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2017-01-19

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2012-09-26

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.2%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.2%(2 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 166 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.2%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	166	2	1.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	161	4	2.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	156	2	1.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	163	2	1.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	163	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	161	2	1.2%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	167	5	3.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	171	1	0.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	166	1	0.6%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	185	1	0.5%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	184	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	182	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	196	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	196	1	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	187	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	192	1	0.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	190	3	1.6%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	217	6	2.8%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	221	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	223	2	0.9%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	235	8	3.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	222	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	217	4	1.8%	0.5%