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Education in Hartlepool

Unitary authority

The south east of the North East. 99,656 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 94 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Hartlepool, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Under 25250 or more

Hartlepool had 43 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
43
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Hartlepool had 43 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Hartlepool among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Hartlepool is 43.

Schools

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Schools in Hartlepool

Hartlepool has 43 open schools: 30 primary, 5 secondary, 6 special, 1 sixth form and further education and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
3
Good
8
Requires improvement
2
Inadequate
0

13 of the 36 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between October 2022 and July 2024.

7 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

4 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Hartlepool

3 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool (July 2024), Stranton Primary School (January 2024), The Horizon School, Hartlepool (March 2023).

Primary (30)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Barnard Grove Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11309Standards maintained, November 202464% met KS2 standard
Brougham Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11343Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade70% met KS2 standard
Clavering Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11366No outcome in Ofsted's file
Eldon Grove AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11496School remains Good, March 202475% met KS2 standard
Eskdale AcademyAcademy sponsor led2 to 11179Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met62% met KS2 standard
Fens Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11457School remains Good, May 202375% met KS2 standard
Golden Flatts Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11100Requires improvement (overall), November 2022, before the school changed
Grange Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11360No outcome in Ofsted's file61% met KS2 standard
Greatham CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11107Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met100% met KS2 standard
Hart Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11114Good (overall), October 202267% met KS2 standard
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11231Good (overall), November 202373% met KS2 standard
Jesmond Gardens Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11355School remains Good, July 202460% met KS2 standard
Kingsley Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11432Standards maintained, November 202465% met KS2 standard
Lynnfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11323Good (overall), March 2023, before the school changed
Rift House Primary SchoolCommunity school2 to 11254Good (overall), March 202471% met KS2 standard
Rossmere AcademyAcademy converter2 to 11421Standards maintained, January 202557% met KS2 standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, HartlepoolAcademy converter3 to 11336Good (overall), November 202377% met KS2 standard
St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11357Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met62% met KS2 standard
St Bega's Catholic Primary School, HartlepoolAcademy converter2 to 11151Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade71% met KS2 standard
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, HartlepoolAcademy converter2 to 11236School remains Good, February 202470% met KS2 standard
St Helen's Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11268Standards maintained, April 202581% met KS2 standard
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, HartlepoolAcademy converter3 to 11226Outstanding (overall), July 202486% met KS2 standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, HartlepoolAcademy converter3 to 1178Good (overall), November 202371% met KS2 standard
St Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 1196Good (overall), March 2023100% met KS2 standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11299School remains Good, September 202347% met KS2 standard
Stranton Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11367Outstanding (overall), January 202471% met KS2 standard
Throston Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11472Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met58% met KS2 standard
Ward Jackson Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 11113Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met70% met KS2 standard
West Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11343School remains Good, April 202451% met KS2 standard
West View Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11460Good (overall), March 202349% met KS2 standard

Secondary (5)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Dyke House Sports and Technology CollegeAcademy sponsor led11 to 161,293Report card, July 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 46.3
English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form CollegeAcademy converter11 to 181,420Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 44.2
High Tunstall College of ScienceFoundation school11 to 161,399Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 39.5
Manor Community AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 16984Report card, November 2025: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 44.3
St Hild's Church of England SchoolAcademy sponsor led11 to 16581Requires improvement (overall), March 2024Attainment 8: 36.1

Special (6)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Cambian Hartlepool SchoolOther independent special school10 to 1818No outcome in Ofsted's file
Catcote AcademyAcademy special converter11 to 19233Standards maintained, June 2025
Catcote FuturesSpecial post 16 institution19 to 24No outcome in Ofsted's file
Hartlepool Free SchoolFree schools special5 to 1933No outcome in Ofsted's file
Springwell SchoolAcademy special converter3 to 1195Standards maintained, June 2025
Wrenfield Learning CentreOther independent special school7 to 184No outcome in Ofsted's file

Sixth form and further education (1)

SchoolTypeAgesLatest Ofsted inspection
Hartlepool College of Further EducationFurther education16 to 99Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
The Horizon School, HartlepoolPupil referral unit11 to 1691Outstanding (overall), March 2023

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.