Academy converter · Hartlepool

St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool

3–11Ages
226Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
148817URN

King Oswy Drive, Hartlepool, TS24 9PA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

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

56 applications for 27 places · 14th of 26 in Hartlepool

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

86%met the expected standard

Hartlepool 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

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

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)

56 applications · 27 places offered · 26 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2025 2.3; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2024 2.7; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2023 2.6; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2022 2.7; Hartlepool median median 2.0
2021 2.9; Hartlepool median median 2.1; as the previous school
2020 3.2; Hartlepool median median 2.3; as the previous school
2019 2.5; Hartlepool median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 2.7; Hartlepool median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 2.7; Hartlepool median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 3.2; Hartlepool median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 3.7; Hartlepool median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 3.2; Hartlepool median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Hartlepool median in 4 of 5 years.

This school
Hartlepool median

Dashed bars: as St John Vianney RC Primary School (URN 111698), 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	27	56	2.1	26	0.96
Sep 2025	27	63	2.3	28	1.04
Sep 2024	30	81	2.7	38	1.27
Sep 2023	30	78	2.6	33	1.10
Sep 2022	29	79	2.7	33	1.14
Sep 2021 *	30	88	2.9	29	0.97
Sep 2020 *	31	100	3.2	37	1.19
Sep 2019 *	27	67	2.5	27	1.00
Sep 2018 *	30	80	2.7	40	1.33
Sep 2017 *	30	80	2.7	34	1.13
Sep 2016 *	29	92	3.2	37	1.28
Sep 2015 *	29	108	3.7	41	1.41
Sep 2014 *	30	96	3.2	34	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 93% · Maths 93% → all three 86% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard86%3rd of 27 in Hartlepool

Hartlepool 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Hartlepool 80% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Hartlepool 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Hartlepool 77% England 75%

Greater depth29%

Hartlepool 19% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Hartlepool 78% England 77%

Higher standard32%

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	86%	18%	106	107
2023/24	90%	24%	108	108
2022/23	96%	21%	110	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 John Vianney Catholic Primary School, HartlepoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

2.1applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
West View Primary School
0.6 km · Hartlepool

Good2023

1.5applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Barnard Grove Primary School
1.0 km · Hartlepool

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Clavering Primary School
1.2 km · Hartlepool

Not yet inspected

2.1applications per place
Throston Primary School
1.5 km · Hartlepool

2026

2.3applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Jesmond Gardens Primary School
1.8 km · Hartlepool

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool
2.1 km · Hartlepool

Good2023

2.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Brougham Primary School
2.2 km · Hartlepool

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 71%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: 148817 · 805/3329
Trust: Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 180 pupils · 226 on roll
Free school meals: 27.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2021
Replaced: St John Vianney RC Primary School (URN 111698)
Address: King Oswy Drive, Hartlepool, TS24 9PA
Local authority: Hartlepool

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