St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool

Primary · Hartlepool · TS24 7HT · URN 148366

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2023-11-28Cohort 78Roman Catholic

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 17

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 28 schools in Hartlepool

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
71%
Hartlepool 66.6%England 61%
4.4 percentage points above the area average of 66.6
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
6%
Hartlepool 10.1%England 8%
4.1 percentage points below the area average of 10.1
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
106
Hartlepool 106.15England 105
In line with the area average of 106.2
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
105
Hartlepool 104.81England 105
In line with the area average of 104.8
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
104
Hartlepool 105.63England 105
1.6 below the area average of 105.6
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
29%
Hartlepool 29.9%England 32%
0.9 percentage points below the area average of 29.9
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
76%
Hartlepool 77.6%
1.6 percentage points below the area average of 77.6
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
71%
Hartlepool 75.3%
4.2 percentage points below the area average of 75.3
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
76%
Hartlepool 76%
In line with the area average of 76
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
17
Hartlepool 37
20.3 below the area average of 37.3
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Hartlepool	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	71% Hartlepool 66.6%England 61%	4.4 percentage points above the area average of 66.6	10 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	6% Hartlepool 10.1%England 8%	4.1 percentage points below the area average of 10.1	2 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	106 Hartlepool 106.15England 105	In line with the area average of 106.2	1 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	105 Hartlepool 104.81England 105	In line with the area average of 104.8	In line with the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	104 Hartlepool 105.63England 105	1.6 below the area average of 105.6	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	29% Hartlepool 29.9%England 32%	0.9 percentage points below the area average of 29.9	3 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	76% Hartlepool 77.6%	1.6 percentage points below the area average of 77.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	71% Hartlepool 75.3%	4.2 percentage points below the area average of 75.3	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	76% Hartlepool 76%	In line with the area average of 76	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	17 Hartlepool 37	20.3 below the area average of 37.3	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Hartlepool · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 23.9 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 38.5% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 55.4% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 23.1% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 8.2pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 29% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 6% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 13pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 71% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 65.4% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool Good at its inspection on 28/11/2023.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool is a primary school in Hartlepool, postcode TS24 7HT (URN 148366).
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