Academy converter · Hartlepool

St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School

2–11Ages
357Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
144902URN

Loyalty Road, Hartlepool, TS25 5BA · 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

1.9per place

close to Hartlepool median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hartlepool

71 applications for 38 places · 16th 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 13 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
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, 6 Expected standard
26 January 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Hartlepool median (2.1) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

71 applications · 38 places offered · 38 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2025 1.8; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2024 1.9; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2023 1.7; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2022 2.4; Hartlepool median median 2.0
2021 2.2; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2020 1.8; Hartlepool median median 2.3
2019 2.4; Hartlepool median median 2.0
2018 1.7; Hartlepool median median 1.7
2017 1.3; Hartlepool median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.7; Hartlepool median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Hartlepool median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Hartlepool median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Hartlepool median

Dashed bars: as St Aidan's CofE Memorial Primary School (URN 111690), the previous school.

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	38	71	1.9	38	1.00
Sep 2025	41	74	1.8	41	1.00
Sep 2024	41	76	1.9	39	0.95
Sep 2023	42	71	1.7	42	1.00
Sep 2022	31	74	2.4	29	0.94
Sep 2021	33	73	2.2	33	1.00
Sep 2020	48	85	1.8	46	0.96
Sep 2019	34	81	2.4	33	0.97
Sep 2018	40	67	1.7	37	0.93
Sep 2017 *	42	53	1.3	37	0.88
Sep 2016 *	39	66	1.7	37	0.95
Sep 2015 *	43	66	1.5	38	0.88
Sep 2014 *	50	73	1.5	38	0.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 78% · Maths 78% → 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 standard76%

Hartlepool 80% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Hartlepool 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Hartlepool 77% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Hartlepool 19% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Hartlepool 78% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Hartlepool 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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%	7%	105	106
2023/24	56%	6%	104	106
2022/23	72%	13%	106	108

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

St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

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

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Stranton Primary School
0.8 km · Hartlepool

Outstanding2024

3.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Kingsley Primary School
1.0 km · Hartlepool

Standards maintained2024

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

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Ward Jackson Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Hartlepool

2026

1.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Golden Flatts Primary School
1.4 km · Hartlepool

Requires improvement2022

1.7applications per place
Rift House Primary School
1.5 km · Hartlepool

Good2024

1.3applications per place 71%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

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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144902 · 805/3320
Trust: Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Learning Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 389 pupils · 357 on roll
Free school meals: 50.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2017
Replaced: St Aidan's CofE Memorial Primary School (URN 111690)
Address: Loyalty Road, Hartlepool, TS25 5BA
Local authority: Hartlepool

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