Thornhill Primary SchoolTimothy Hackworth Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Shildon.

Summary of the comparison

Thornhill Primary School and Timothy Hackworth Primary School are primary schools in Shildon.

  • Thornhill Primary School scores 83 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Timothy Hackworth Primary School scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Thornhill Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Thornhill Primary School was judged Outstanding and Timothy Hackworth Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 93.0% for Thornhill Primary School and 52.0% for Timothy Hackworth Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Thornhill Primary School (73.0% in 2022-23, 93.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Timothy Hackworth Primary School (41.0% in 2022-23, 52.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Thornhill Primary School versus Timothy Hackworth Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ShildonThornhill Primary SchoolShildonTimothy Hackworth Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB83/100Stronger figureF38/100
Local ranking1st of 202 in County Durham Stronger figure168th of 202 in County Durham
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll207 365
Capacity210 420
LocationShildon, DL4 1ES Shildon, DL4 1HN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard93.0% Stronger figure52.0% 62.0%
At higher standard20.0% Stronger figure2.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census207 365
Free school meals (ever 6)32.9% 63.4%
English as an additional language2.4% 2.7%
SEN support21.7% 15.9%
SEN with an EHC plan1.4% 3.3%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% Stronger figure6.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence12.8% Stronger figure19.3% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Thornhill Primary School

Timothy Hackworth Primary School

Full profiles: Thornhill Primary School · Timothy Hackworth Primary School