St Hild's College Church of England Aided Primary School, Durham
About St Hild's College Church of England Aided Primary School, Durham
St Hild's College Church of England Aided Primary School, Durham sits within the County Durham local authority, a large area with 208 primary schools, of which only eight currently hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating. The school itself is rated Good, a significant improvement from its previous Requires Improvement judgement, and its most recent ungraded inspection in 2024 confirmed it remains Good. Among its local peers, Montalbo Nursery & Primary School, Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School, and Cestria Primary School are the top-ranked in the area. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary is Framwellgate Moor Primary School, about 3. 3 kilometres away. St Hild's is a Church of England school for children aged 2 to 11, with a nursery provision on site. Headteacher Alexandra Ryder leads a relatively small school of 162 pupils, well below its capacity of 248, which gives it a noticeably intimate feel compared to many larger primaries in the authority.
Key Details
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
4 Jul 2024Latest monitoring visit (4 Jul 2024): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 21 May 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:45 – 15:15
Breakfast club
08:00-08:45
Source: sthildsprimary.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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