Community school · Hartlepool

Rift House Primary School

2–11Ages
254Pupils
PrimaryPhase
111640URN

Masefield Road, Hartlepool, TS25 4JY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.8 below Hartlepool median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hartlepool

34 applications for 26 places · 26th of 26 in Hartlepool

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Hartlepool 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 19 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Hartlepool median (2.1) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

34 applications · 26 places offered · 26 named it first

2026 1.3; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2025 1.4; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2024 1.4; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2023 1.8; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2022 1.9; Hartlepool median median 2.0
2021 2.0; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2020 1.7; Hartlepool median median 2.3
2019 1.9; Hartlepool median median 2.0
2018 1.4; Hartlepool median median 1.7
2017 1.4; Hartlepool median median 1.9
2016 1.7; Hartlepool median median 1.9
2015 2.0; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2014 1.8; Hartlepool median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Hartlepool median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Hartlepool median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	26	34	1.3	26	1.00
Sep 2025	27	38	1.4	27	1.00
Sep 2024	31	44	1.4	31	1.00
Sep 2023	32	59	1.8	32	1.00
Sep 2022	25	48	1.9	25	1.00
Sep 2021	22	43	2.0	22	1.00
Sep 2020	33	56	1.7	33	1.00
Sep 2019	22	42	1.9	22	1.00
Sep 2018	33	45	1.4	31	0.94
Sep 2017	27	39	1.4	26	0.96
Sep 2016	30	52	1.7	32	1.07
Sep 2015	26	52	2.0	25	0.96
Sep 2014	30	55	1.8	34	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 71% · Maths 80% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%9th of 27 in Hartlepool

Hartlepool 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Hartlepool 80% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Hartlepool 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Hartlepool 77% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Hartlepool 19% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Hartlepool 78% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Hartlepool 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hartlepool median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	71%	14%	107	103
2023/24	65%	3%	105	104
2022/23	77%	10%	106	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Rift House Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Kingsley Primary School
0.5 km · Hartlepool

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Eldon Grove Academy
1.1 km · Hartlepool

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Eskdale Academy
1.2 km · Hartlepool

2026

2.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Rossmere Academy
1.4 km · Hartlepool

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool
1.4 km · Hartlepool

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School
1.5 km · Hartlepool

2026

1.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Hartlepool

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Stranton Primary School
1.7 km · Hartlepool

Outstanding2024

3.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 111640 · 805/2341
Capacity: 275 pupils · 254 on roll
Free school meals: 66.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Masefield Road, Hartlepool, TS25 4JY
Local authority: Hartlepool

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources