# Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool is a primary school in Hartlepool, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 336 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E148279. [Hartlepool](https://openindex.co.uk/hartlepool)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 336
- Council: Hartlepool
- URN: 148279

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), November 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 16 November 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 77% of pupils at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Hartlepool and 62% in England.
16% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Hartlepool | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 16% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Jesmond Gardens Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jesmond-gardens-primary-school-e143215): 330 m. Primary. School remains Good, July 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Springwell School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springwell-school-e149243): 740 m. Special. Standards maintained, June 2025
- [Lynnfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lynnfield-primary-school-e151742): 780 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2023, before the school changed
- [Throston Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/throston-primary-school-e111612): 860 m. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Dyke House Sports and Technology College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dyke-house-sports-and-technology-college-e139405): 980 m. Secondary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 46.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Brougham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brougham-primary-school-e142965): 1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/148279)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148279)

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