Timothy Hackworth Primary School

Timothy Hackworth Primary School continues to demonstrate good performance since its last inspection in 2017. The school fosters a nurturing and inclusive environment, allowing pupils to thrive academically and socially. High levels of respect among pupils and positive behaviour contribute to a calm learning atmosphere. While pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive tailored support, there is a commitment to further enhance the curriculum to ensure all pupils achieve well, particularly in key stage 2.

Strengths

• Pupils show high levels of respect towards each other and staff.
• The school provides a nurturing and inclusive environment.
• Strong emphasis on well-being and mental health support for students.
• Pupils benefit from an ambitious curriculum that prepares them for future careers.
• Effective management of pupil behaviour, with bullying being rare.
• Pupils engage in practical learning experiences such as trips and community projects.
• Strong links with a local secondary school to develop students' performance skills.

Areas for Improvement

• Some aspects of the curriculum, particularly in key stage 2, are still developing.
• Inconsistencies in the application of reading support strategies.
• Some teachers are not yet fully effective in modeling subject-specific vocabulary.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Timothy Hackworth Primary School attended 94.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.3% of pupils at Timothy Hackworth Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Timothy Hackworth Primary School had 18.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 3.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 20.4% of pupils at Timothy Hackworth Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 4 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Timothy Hackworth Primary School received £10,006 and spent £9,970 for each of its 313 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £326,000 (£1,044 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Timothy Hackworth Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Timothy Hackworth Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Timothy Hackworth Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Timothy Hackworth Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Timothy Hackworth Primary School have?

Timothy Hackworth Primary School has 329 pupils on roll.

What age range does Timothy Hackworth Primary School cover?

Timothy Hackworth Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Timothy Hackworth Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Timothy Hackworth Primary School?

Timothy Hackworth Primary School is at Byerley Road, Shildon, County Durham, DL4 1HN.