97 / 100
Exceptional
Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.
Academic Outcomes
100
Inspection
100
Admissions Value
87
Destinations
—
Stability & Context
100
Top 1% of primary schools in England
Top 1% nationally
#4 of 162 schools in County Durham
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Strongly Recommended
This school combines strong academic outcomes with a positive inspection profile.
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Overall effectiveness
Graded 20 March 2023
Quality of education
Graded 20 March 2023
Behaviour and attitudes
Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.
Academic year
2025/26
Published admission number (PAN)
30
Places offered by the school
Applications received
69
Times listed as any preference
Offers made
30
Preferred offers from this school
Oversubscription ratio
2.3×
Applications per place
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Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.
Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25
Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.
Reading expected %
97.0%
Writing expected %
97.0%
Maths expected %
100.0%
RWM expected %
93.0%
Reading progress
Not published
DL4 1ES - Thornhill Gardens, Shildon, County Durham
This school is one of 533 schools in County Durham.
Total schools
533
Open schools
281
Closed schools
252
Primary schools
388
Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.
The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.
Graded 20 March 2023
Personal development
Graded 20 March 2023
Leadership and management
Graded 20 March 2023
Early years
Graded 20 March 2023
Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.
Outstanding
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Offer rate
43.5%
Offers as a share of applications
First preference offers: 25
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Writing progress
Not published
Maths progress
Not published
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Secondary schools
67
Special schools
0
Same phase (Primary) and local authority (County Durham)