Schools in DL4
Primary and secondary schools serving DL4, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 16,531 (2024)
Schools in DL4
7 schools in DL4: 5 primary, 0 secondary and 2 other, including 2 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They’re 94% full overall, and 2 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent28.6%
- Good42.9%
- Not rated28.6%
The largest schools here
- Timothy Hackworth Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 329 pupils · 78% fullGood0.2 miles · March 2023
- St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, ShildonPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 239 pupils · 114% fullGood0.3 miles · March 2023
- Thornhill Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 205 pupils · 98% fullExcellent0.5 miles · February 2023
- Toft Hill Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 203 pupils · 112% fullExcellent4.3 miles · February 2014
- High Coniscliffe CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 96 pupils · 91% fullGood6.6 miles · July 2022
- Pear Tree SchoolOther · ages 8–18 · Independent · 15 pupils · 50% fullNot rated2.4 miles
- Oakwood Learning CentreOther · ages 8–18 · Independent · 14 pupils · 93% fullNot rated1.8 miles
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.