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St Helen's Primary School

2–11Ages
268Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148986URN

Durham Street, Hartlepool, TS24 0HG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Apr 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.7 below Hartlepool median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hartlepool

39 applications for 28 places · 25th of 26 in Hartlepool

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

81%met the expected standard

Hartlepool 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Apr 2025

Inspection history

2 April 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
16 January 2019
Graded inspection: Good · as St Helen's Primary School, URN 111605

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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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Hartlepool median (2.1) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

39 applications · 28 places offered · 28 named it first

2026 1.4; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2025 1.5; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2024 1.7; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2023 1.5; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2022 1.5; Hartlepool median median 2.0; as the previous school
2021 1.6; Hartlepool median median 2.1; as the previous school
2020 1.5; Hartlepool median median 2.3; as the previous school
2019 1.4; Hartlepool median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 1.3; Hartlepool median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 1.1; Hartlepool median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.2; Hartlepool median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Hartlepool median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Hartlepool median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Hartlepool median

Dashed bars: as St Helen's Primary School (URN 111605), 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	39	1.4	28	1.00
Sep 2025	24	37	1.5	24	1.00
Sep 2024	27	47	1.7	25	0.93
Sep 2023	33	50	1.5	33	1.00
Sep 2022 *	27	41	1.5	26	0.96
Sep 2021 *	22	35	1.6	21	0.95
Sep 2020 *	35	53	1.5	34	0.97
Sep 2019 *	32	46	1.4	32	1.00
Sep 2018 *	26	33	1.3	26	1.00
Sep 2017 *	38	40	1.1	37	0.97
Sep 2016 *	36	43	1.2	36	1.00
Sep 2015 *	45	69	1.5	49	1.09
Sep 2014 *	45	59	1.3	47	1.04

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 94% · Writing 87% · Maths 87% → all three 81% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard81%4th of 27 in Hartlepool

Hartlepool 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard94%

Hartlepool 80% England 78%

Higher standard58%

Hartlepool 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Hartlepool 77% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Hartlepool 19% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Hartlepool 78% England 77%

Higher standard23%

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	81%	13%	110	107
2023/24	76%	15%	108	105
2022/23	79%	0%	105	104

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 Helen's Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool
0.6 km · Hartlepool

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Brougham Primary School
2.0 km · Hartlepool

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Good2023

1.9applications per place 71%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
Lynnfield Primary School
2.6 km · Hartlepool

Good2023

1.7applications per place
West View Primary School
2.6 km · Hartlepool

Good2023

1.5applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Jesmond Gardens Primary School
2.8 km · Hartlepool

Remains Good2024

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

Good2023

2.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148986 · 805/2211
Trust: Northern Lights Learning Trust
Capacity: 374 pupils · 268 on roll
Free school meals: 51.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2022
Replaced: St Helen's Primary School (URN 111605)
Address: Durham Street, Hartlepool, TS24 0HG
Local authority: Hartlepool

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