Primary school

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Hartlepool
  • TS24 7HT
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,847 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 33%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 55%55%2016/17: top 39%2017/18: top 56%2018/19: top 51%2022/23: top 86%2023/24: top 46%2024/25: top 33%No exams

Against North East

Expected standard, RWM71% · North East 67%Small cohort: 17 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM6% · North East 8%Small cohort: 17 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · North East 105Small cohort: 17 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score105 · North East 105Small cohort: 17 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 53% · 17 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 68% · 22 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 65% · 20 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 67% · 21 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 44% · 16 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 64% · 22 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 71% · 17 pupils · North East 67%71%44%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 17 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 9% · 22 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 5% · 20 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 10% · 21 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 0% · 16 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 9% · 22 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 6% · 17 pupils · North East 8%10%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 17 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 105 · 22 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 104 · 20 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 106 · 21 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 103 · 16 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 104 · 22 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 106 · 17 pupils · North East 105106103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 17 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 104 · 22 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 103 · 20 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 105 · 21 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 100 · 16 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 103 · 22 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 105 · 17 pupils · North East 105105100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
12 of 12 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1212
2nd110
3rd20

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2012Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2014Goodas predecessor
  5. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  6. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202678
Free school meals (past 6 years)58.8%
First language not English34.3%
SEN support19.4%
EHC plan0.0%
Absence (sessions missed)5.3%
Persistently absent pupils9.9%

Girls 52.8%Boys 47.2%

40.2% full · 194 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher13.0
Pupils per adult8.2
  • Classroom teachers 4
  • Leadership 1.5
  • Teaching assistants 2.6
  • Other support 3.8

Teachers 5.5 FTE · Whole workforce 11.8 · 17 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,882
Spend per pupil£8,794
Staff spend per pupil£6,451
Reserve per pupil£1,147
  • +£117,000revenue reserve
  • +£9,000in-year balance

Grants £8,990 · self-generated £216 · premises £873 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST (35 academies) · trust reserve £12,990,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it