Academy converter · Hartlepool

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool

3–11Ages
336Pupils
PrimaryPhase
CatholicReligious character
148279URN

Hart Lane, Hartlepool, TS26 8NL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.3 above Hartlepool median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hartlepool

65 applications for 28 places · 6th of 26 in Hartlepool

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%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 · 16 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

65 applications · 28 places offered · 27 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2025 2.3; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2024 3.5; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2023 2.3; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2022 2.8; Hartlepool median median 2.0
2021 2.0; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2020 2.4; Hartlepool median median 2.3; as the previous school
2019 2.4; Hartlepool median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 1.9; Hartlepool median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 2.2; Hartlepool median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Hartlepool median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.8; Hartlepool median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Hartlepool median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Hartlepool median in 5 of 6 years.

This school
Hartlepool median

Dashed bars: as Sacred Heart RC Primary School (URN 111691), 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	28	65	2.3	27	0.96
Sep 2025	36	81	2.3	35	0.97
Sep 2024	22	77	3.5	21	0.95
Sep 2023	38	88	2.3	38	1.00
Sep 2022	37	103	2.8	35	0.95
Sep 2021	52	104	2.0	52	1.00
Sep 2020 *	50	119	2.4	45	0.90
Sep 2019 *	60	145	2.4	65	1.08
Sep 2018 *	60	114	1.9	51	0.85
Sep 2017 *	60	130	2.2	61	1.02
Sep 2016 *	60	125	2.1	53	0.88
Sep 2015 *	60	168	2.8	66	1.10
Sep 2014 *	60	131	2.2	60	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 86% · Maths 84% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%5th of 27 in Hartlepool

Hartlepool 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Hartlepool 80% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Hartlepool 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Hartlepool 77% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Hartlepool 19% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Hartlepool 78% England 77%

Higher standard36%

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	77%	16%	108	106
2023/24	73%	7%	108	106
2022/23	75%	8%	107	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

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, HartlepoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Jesmond Gardens Primary School
0.3 km · Hartlepool

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Lynnfield Primary School
0.8 km · Hartlepool

Good2023

1.7applications per place
Throston Primary School
0.9 km · Hartlepool

2026

2.3applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Brougham Primary School
1.1 km · Hartlepool

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Eldon Grove Academy
1.2 km · Hartlepool

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
West View Primary School
1.6 km · Hartlepool

Good2023

1.5applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
West Park Primary School
1.7 km · Hartlepool

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Ward Jackson Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Hartlepool

2026

1.9applications 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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148279 · 805/3321
Trust: Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust
Religious character: Catholic
Capacity: 439 pupils · 336 on roll
Free school meals: 23.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2020
Replaced: Sacred Heart RC Primary School (URN 111691)
Address: Hart Lane, Hartlepool, TS26 8NL
Local authority: Hartlepool

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