Academy sponsor led · Hartlepool

Eskdale Academy

2–11Ages
179Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139584URN

Eskdale Road, Hartlepool, TS25 4BT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.4 above Hartlepool median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hartlepool

45 applications for 18 places · 4th of 26 in Hartlepool

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Hartlepool 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 16 June 2026Published 15 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour				Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

16 June 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
5 April 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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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

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Hartlepool median (2.1) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

45 applications · 18 places offered · 18 named it first

2026 2.5; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2025 2.6; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2024 3.4; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2023 2.6; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2022 1.9; Hartlepool median median 2.0
2021 2.1; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2020 2.3; Hartlepool median median 2.3
2019 2.0; Hartlepool median median 2.0
2018 1.5; Hartlepool median median 1.7
2017 1.8; Hartlepool median median 1.9
2016 1.9; Hartlepool median median 1.9
2015 2.1; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2014 2.4; Hartlepool median median 2.1

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	18	45	2.5	18	1.00
Sep 2025	16	42	2.6	16	1.00
Sep 2024	14	48	3.4	14	1.00
Sep 2023	18	46	2.6	18	1.00
Sep 2022	30	58	1.9	30	1.00
Sep 2021	22	45	2.1	22	1.00
Sep 2020	26	60	2.3	26	1.00
Sep 2019	24	49	2.0	24	1.00
Sep 2018	30	45	1.5	31	1.03
Sep 2017	25	45	1.8	23	0.92
Sep 2016	24	46	1.9	19	0.79
Sep 2015	30	63	2.1	27	0.90
Sep 2014	30	71	2.4	29	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 77% · Maths 69% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%19th of 27 in Hartlepool

Hartlepool 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Hartlepool 80% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Hartlepool 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Hartlepool 77% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Hartlepool 19% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Hartlepool 78% England 77%

Higher standard27%

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	62%	8%	106	103
2023/24	73%	8%	105	104
2022/23	81%	8%	106	106

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

Eskdale AcademyThis school
This school

2026

2.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Grange Primary School
0.5 km · Hartlepool

Not yet inspected

2.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Rossmere Academy
0.7 km · Hartlepool

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Hartlepool

Remains Good2023

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

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Rift House Primary School
1.2 km · Hartlepool

Good2024

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

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School
2.1 km · Hartlepool

2026

1.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool
2.1 km · Hartlepool

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 70%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139584 · 805/2002
Trust: Eden Academy Trust Limited
Capacity: 297 pupils · 179 on roll
Free school meals: 61.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2013
Replaced: Owton Manor Primary School (URN 111599)
Address: Eskdale Road, Hartlepool, TS25 4BT
Local authority: Hartlepool

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