Academy converter · Hartlepool

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool

3–11Ages
78Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
148366URN

Musgrave Street, Hartlepool, TS24 7HT · 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

1.9per place

close to Hartlepool median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hartlepool

25 applications for 13 places

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 · 28 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

1.9applications per place, Reception

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

25 applications · 13 places offered · 12 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 1.6; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2023 1.9; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2022 2.2; Hartlepool median median 2.0
2021 2.2; Hartlepool median median 2.1; as the previous school
2020 1.6; Hartlepool median median 2.3; as the previous school
2019 2.6; Hartlepool median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 1.5; Hartlepool median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Hartlepool median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Hartlepool median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Hartlepool median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Hartlepool median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Hartlepool median in 1 of 5 years.

This school
Hartlepool median

Dashed bars: as St Joseph's RC Primary School (URN 111693), 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	13	25	1.9	12	0.92
Sep 2025	11	20	1.8	11	1.00
Sep 2024	11	18	1.6	11	1.00
Sep 2023	10	19	1.9	10	1.00
Sep 2022	11	24	2.2	11	1.00
Sep 2021 *	11	24	2.2	11	1.00
Sep 2020 *	14	22	1.6	13	0.93
Sep 2019 *	11	28	2.6	10	0.91
Sep 2018 *	13	20	1.5	12	0.92
Sep 2017 *	22	29	1.3	21	0.95
Sep 2016 *	17	37	2.2	17	1.00
Sep 2015 *	24	47	2.0	15	0.63
Sep 2014 *	24	46	1.9	21	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 71% · Maths 76% → 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 standard76%

Hartlepool 80% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Hartlepool 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Hartlepool 77% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Hartlepool 19% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Hartlepool 78% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Hartlepool 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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%	6%	106	105
2023/24	64%	9%	104	103
2022/23	44%	0%	103	100

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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School, HartlepoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Ward Jackson Church of England Primary School
0.2 km · Hartlepool

2026

1.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Stranton Primary School
0.8 km · Hartlepool

Outstanding2024

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

Good2023

1.7applications per place
Brougham Primary School
1.2 km · Hartlepool

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool
1.3 km · Hartlepool

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Eldon Grove Academy
1.4 km · Hartlepool

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 75%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
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool
1.8 km · Hartlepool

Good2023

2.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
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Urgent improvement
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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: 148366 · 805/3323
Trust: Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 194 pupils · 78 on roll
Free school meals: 55.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2021
Replaced: St Joseph's RC Primary School (URN 111693)
Address: Musgrave Street, Hartlepool, TS24 7HT
Local authority: Hartlepool

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