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

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

St John's Church of England Aided Primary School in Shildon sits within County Durham, a local authority with 208 primary schools where only eight currently hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. The school itself ranks 123rd out of 170 primaries in the county on the key stage 2 reading, writing and maths expected standard measure, placing it in the bottom half of local schools. For context, the top-performing peers in the area are Montalbo Nursery & Primary School, Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School and Cestria Primary School, all of which score significantly higher on the same metric. St John's is a state-funded Church of England primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 3 to 11, with a nursery provision on site. It is led by headteacher Nicola Pallister and currently has 233 pupils on roll, which is above its official capacity of 210. The school serves a community with high levels of disadvantage — 54 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average.

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