Timothy Hackworth Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Shildon, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Timothy Hackworth Primary School is a primary school in Shildon, County Durham for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 March 2023. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Timothy Hackworth Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026: 33 first-choice applications for 34 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 59% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham is 49.8%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other County Durham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Byerley Road, Shildon, DL4 1HN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 329 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 59% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Timothy Hackworth show high levels of respect towards each other and the staff who help them.”
- “Leaders ensure that pupils benefit from a nurturing and inclusive environment.”
- “Pupils are positive about their learning.”
To improve
- “Some aspects of the curriculum are at an early stage of development, such as working scientifically in science in key stage 1.”
- “There has not been enough time to embed the improvements to the curriculum in key stage 2 so that the outcomes for older pupils are as strong as they are for younger pupils.”
- “However, some of the strategies used to support some children’s reading is not matched closely to the whole school approach to phonics and reading.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 52% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 33 first-preference applications, 34 offers in total, 33 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in County Durham.
- St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Thornhill Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Prince Bishops Community Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Andrew's Academy 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Woodhouse Primary Academy 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cockton Hill Infant School 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Cockton Hill Junior School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Byerley Park Primary School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published