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

Academy converter·Primary school County Durham·DH1 2HZ
Composite score
84.4
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National rank
#21
In North East
#8
In County Durham
Top 3%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
85%
% achieving higher RWM
25%
Reading average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
24 first choices, 24 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
39
any preference, for 24 places

Every child who put St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
2–11
Pupils on roll
162
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
58.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
8.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
21.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.3%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Spend per pupil
£5,852
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham at a glance

Located in County Durham, St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 162 pupils aged 2 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 85% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 24.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 3% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 110 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 25% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 24 families who put it first were offered a place. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 59% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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