St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham
St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham is an academy converter in Durham for pupils aged 2 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 167 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham is Good, from an inspection in July 2024 of its predecessor, St Hild's College Church of England Aided Primary School, Durham.
Ofsted inspection: December 2024.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 2-11 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | Renny's Lane Gilesgate Durham DH1 2HZ |
| Reference Number | 150390 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 167 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 52.1%
Girls: 47.9% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 53.6% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 7.8% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 19.6 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.5 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 24.3 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| 5 | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| 6 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 80.8% |
| Unclassified | 10.2% |
| African | 5.4% |
| Indian | 1.2% |
| White, Other | 0.6% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.6% |
| Pakistani | 0.6% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, St Hild's College Church of England Aided Primary School, Durham, inspected in July 2024.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 04 Dec 2024 | Academy conversion letter |
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Second Preference | 9 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 6 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham had 126 pupils for 210 places. 84 places (40.0%) were unfilled.
Reception intake in the “Belmont - Gilesgate Primary” planning area
County Durham counted 121 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 119 in 2029–30, down 2%.
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 St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 3.9% |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.5% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% |
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, 0.6% of pupils at St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.6 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 |
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 St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham had 22.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).
Pupils per teacher
| 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 9.0 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – |
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, 26.9% of pupils at St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Specific learning difficulty | 24 | 2 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 7 | 3 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 9 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 1 | 1 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 2 | 0 |
| Multi-sensory impairment | 1 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 1 | 0 |
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.
| Name | Distance |
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate
Mill Lane, Gilesgate, Durham, DH1 2JQ |
0.09 miles |
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Durham Gilesgate Primary School
Kepier Crescent, Gilesgate, Durham, DH1 1PH |
0.24 miles |
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Laurel Avenue Community Primary School
Laurel Avenue, The Woodlands, Durham, DH1 2EY |
0.36 miles |
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Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School
The Links, Belmont, Durham, DH1 2AG |
0.81 miles |
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St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont
Thorndale Road, Belmont, DH1 2AQ |
0.95 miles |
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Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School
Scardale Way, Belmont, Durham, County Durham, DH1 2TX |
1.21 miles |
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St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School
Church Street, Durham, DH1 3DQ |
1.26 miles |
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Durham Newton Hall Infants' School
Langley Road, Newton Hall, Durham, DH1 5LP |
1.67 miles |
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Sherburn Primary School
Cookshold Lane, Sherburn Village, Durham, County Durham, DH6 1DU |
1.69 miles |
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Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Beal Walk, High Shincliffe, Shincliffe C of E Primary School, Durham, County Durham, DH1 2PN |
1.7 miles |
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Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School
Langley Road, Newton Hall Estate, Durham, DH1 5LP |
1.7 miles |
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Finchale Primary School
Canterbury Road, Newton Hall, Durham, County Durham, DH1 5XT |
1.72 miles |
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St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Crossgate Peth, Durham, County Durham, DH1 4QB |
1.78 miles |
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St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham
Carrhouse Drive, Framwellgate Moor, Durham, DH1 5LZ |
1.93 miles |
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Framwellgate Moor Primary School
Newton Drive, Framwellgate Moor, Durham, DH1 5BG |
2.05 miles |
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Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery
Relly Path, Neville's Cross, Durham, DH1 4JG |
2.14 miles |
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Pittington Primary School
Hallgarth Lane, Pittington, Pittington Primary School, Durham, DH6 1AF |
2.29 miles |
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West Rainton Primary School
West Rainton, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 6RN |
2.61 miles |
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Langley Moor Primary School
Brandon Lane, Langley Moor, Durham, DH7 8LL |
2.97 miles |
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Langley Moor Nursery School
Brandon Lane, Durham, DH7 8LL |
3.01 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Belmont Community School
The Links, Belmont, Durham, DH1 2AG |
0.75 miles |
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Durham Sixth Form Centre
Providence Row, The Sands, Durham, County Durham, DH1 1SG |
1.14 miles |
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Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation
|
1.62 miles |
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St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham
North End, Durham, DH1 4NG |
1.7 miles |
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Durham Trinity School & Sports College
Dunholme Close, Aykley Heads, Durham, DH1 5WB |
1.74 miles |
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Framwellgate School Durham
Newton Drive, Framwellgate Moor, Durham, DH1 5BQ |
2.01 miles |
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Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
Crossgate Moor, Durham, County Durham, DH1 4SU |
2.07 miles |
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New College Durham
Framwellgate Moor Centre, Framwellgate Moor, Durham, DH1 5ES |
2.3 miles |
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Strawberry Lane
Wylam Street, Bowburn, County Durham, DH6 5BE |
3.33 miles |
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Elemore Hall School
Pittington, Elemore Hall School, Durham, DH6 1QD |
3.63 miles |
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Durham Academy
Bracken Court, Ushaw Moor, Durham, DH7 7NG |
3.71 miles |
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Hetton Academy
North Road, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH5 9JZ |
4.25 miles |
All schools in Durham · County Durham local authority: places and applications
St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham is part of Melrose Learning Trust, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:
- Esh CofE (Aided) Primary School Durham
- Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy Ferryhill
- Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy Spennymoor
- Easington CofE Primary School Peterlee
- Hutton Henry CofE (Controlled) Primary School Hartlepool
- Wynyard Church of England Primary School Wynyard
- Prior's Mill CofE Primary School Billingham
- Greatham CofE Primary School Hartlepool
- St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School Darlington
- High Coniscliffe CofE Primary School Darlington
What is St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham is Good, from an inspection in July 2024 of its predecessor, St Hild's College Church of England Aided Primary School, Durham.
When was St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham last inspected by Ofsted?
St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham was last inspected in December 2024.
How many pupils does St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham have?
St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham has 167 pupils on roll.
What age range does St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham cover?
St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham for pupils aged 2 to 11.
Where is St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham?
St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham is at Renny's Lane, Gilesgate, Durham, DH1 2HZ.