Academy converter · Hartlepool

St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool

2–11Ages
151Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
148280URN

Thorpe Street, Hartlepool, TS24 0DX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Hartlepool median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hartlepool

34 applications for 16 places · 11th 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

Graded inspection · 7 May 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

34 applications · 16 places offered · 16 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2025 2.1; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2024 1.6; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2023 2.0; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2022 1.8; Hartlepool median median 2.0
2021 2.1; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2020 2.7; Hartlepool median median 2.3; as the previous school
2019 2.1; Hartlepool median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 1.7; Hartlepool median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 2.4; Hartlepool median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Hartlepool median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Hartlepool median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Hartlepool median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Hartlepool median

Dashed bars: as St Bega's RC Primary School (URN 111697), 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	16	34	2.1	16	1.00
Sep 2025	13	27	2.1	13	1.00
Sep 2024	25	40	1.6	27	1.08
Sep 2023	25	51	2.0	25	1.00
Sep 2022	24	44	1.8	22	0.92
Sep 2021	16	34	2.1	16	1.00
Sep 2020 *	18	48	2.7	18	1.00
Sep 2019 *	21	43	2.1	20	0.95
Sep 2018 *	25	42	1.7	24	0.96
Sep 2017 *	20	48	2.4	19	0.95
Sep 2016 *	24	42	1.8	24	1.00
Sep 2015 *	25	47	1.9	17	0.68
Sep 2014 *	24	46	1.9	20	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 92% · Writing 79% · Maths 75% → 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 standard92%

Hartlepool 80% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Hartlepool 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Hartlepool 77% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Hartlepool 19% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Hartlepool 78% England 77%

Higher standard46%

Hartlepool 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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%	13%	107	107
2023/24	73%	7%	104	107
2022/23	35%	0%	102	102

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 Bega's Catholic Primary School, HartlepoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Helen's Primary School
0.6 km · Hartlepool

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Brougham Primary School
1.7 km · Hartlepool

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
West View Primary School
2.1 km · Hartlepool

Good2023

1.5applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool
2.4 km · Hartlepool

Good2023

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Lynnfield Primary School
2.4 km · Hartlepool

Good2023

1.7applications per place
Jesmond Gardens Primary School
2.4 km · Hartlepool

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool
2.5 km · Hartlepool

Outstanding2024

2.1applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Ward Jackson Church of England Primary School
2.6 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: 148280 · 805/3328
Trust: Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 200 pupils · 151 on roll
Free school meals: 41.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2020
Replaced: St Bega's RC Primary School (URN 111697)
Address: Thorpe Street, Hartlepool, TS24 0DX
Local authority: Hartlepool

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