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Source: Get Information About Schools. Coverage: Live school directory rows matched postcode area DL4.. As of: 04/16/2026.

Key difference

St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon is the larger school in the current live seam.

The live school seam shows a size gap of about 26 pupils, with St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon larger. That can change feel and logistics even when the schools serve the same phase.

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

Primary · County Durham · DL4 2EQ · 233 pupils · Same postcode area (DL4)

  • Phase: Primary
  • Type: Voluntary aided school
  • Attendance: Attendance metric unavailable
  • Pupil count: 233 pupils
  • Distance: Same postcode area (DL4)
  • Freshness: Metrics year 2024-2025

Selected school

Thornhill Primary School

Primary · County Durham · DL4 1ES · 207 pupils · Same postcode area (DL4)

  • Phase: Primary
  • Type: Community school
  • Attendance: Attendance metric unavailable
  • Pupil count: 207 pupils
  • Distance: Same postcode area (DL4)
  • Freshness: Metrics year 2024-2025
Side-by-side comparison of St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon and Thornhill Primary School for the current schools search.
Measure St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon Thornhill Primary School
Area County Durham County Durham
Postcode area DL4 DL4
Phase Primary Primary
Establishment type Voluntary aided school Community school
Attendance Attendance metric unavailable Attendance metric unavailable
Pupil count 233 pupils 207 pupils
Distance Same postcode area (DL4) Same postcode area (DL4)
Latest Ofsted outcome Good
Published 03 May 2023.
 Outstanding
Published 20 Mar 2023.

What the measures mean

How to read the live comparison

  • Attendance: comes from the current public school metrics seam when that row is available.
  • Pupil count: gives a rough size signal only and does not tell you whether the school is right for your child.
  • Latest Ofsted outcome: is source-aware and can mean a graded judgement, a not-judged inspection, or no current URN match in the current Ofsted feed.

Known caveats

  • Latest Ofsted outcome can mean a graded judgement, a not-judged inspection, or no current URN match in the current Ofsted source, so do not treat it as a complete quality ranking on its own.
  • The current live school seam is England-only through Get Information About Schools, with nation-specific adapters still to come.
  • Distance labels are only precise when the query resolves to an exact postcode with geometry; district and area searches show broader location context instead.

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