Academy converter · Hartlepool

Rossmere Academy

2–11Ages
421Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149030URN

Catcote Road, Hartlepool, TS25 3JL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2013

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.3 below Hartlepool median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hartlepool

99 applications for 55 places · 17th of 26 in Hartlepool

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Hartlepool 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2013

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

Inspection history

22 January 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
14 May 2013
Graded inspection: Good · as Rossmere Primary School, URN 111641

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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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Hartlepool median (2.1) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

99 applications · 55 places offered · 55 named it first

2026 1.8; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2025 2.2; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2024 3.7; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2023 2.7; Hartlepool median median 2.1
2022 2.7; Hartlepool median median 2.0; as the previous school
2021 2.1; Hartlepool median median 2.1; as the previous school
2020 2.4; Hartlepool median median 2.3; as the previous school
2019 2.6; Hartlepool median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 1.9; Hartlepool median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 2.3; Hartlepool median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.9; Hartlepool median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.6; Hartlepool median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.5; Hartlepool median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Hartlepool median

Dashed bars: as Rossmere Primary School (URN 111641), 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	55	99	1.8	55	1.00
Sep 2025	50	110	2.2	50	1.00
Sep 2024	32	117	3.7	31	0.97
Sep 2023	49	132	2.7	48	0.98
Sep 2022 *	55	147	2.7	61	1.11
Sep 2021 *	54	111	2.1	54	1.00
Sep 2020 *	50	122	2.4	50	1.00
Sep 2019 *	47	122	2.6	47	1.00
Sep 2018 *	51	96	1.9	51	1.00
Sep 2017 *	46	106	2.3	46	1.00
Sep 2016 *	55	103	1.9	57	1.04
Sep 2015 *	50	128	2.6	56	1.12
Sep 2014 *	55	137	2.5	55	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 73% · Maths 66% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%24th of 27 in Hartlepool

Hartlepool 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Hartlepool 80% England 78%

Higher standard18%

Hartlepool 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Hartlepool 77% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Hartlepool 19% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

Hartlepool 78% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Hartlepool 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	57%	5%	103	103
2023/24	69%	6%	104	103
2022/23	52%	0%	103	101

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

Rossmere AcademyThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
0.2 km · Hartlepool

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Grange Primary School
0.7 km · Hartlepool

Not yet inspected

2.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Eskdale Academy
0.7 km · Hartlepool

2026

2.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Fens Primary School
0.8 km · Hartlepool

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Kingsley Primary School
1.2 km · Hartlepool

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Rift House Primary School
1.4 km · Hartlepool

Good2024

1.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Golden Flatts Primary School
1.5 km · Hartlepool

Requires improvement2022

1.7applications per place
St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School
1.6 km · Hartlepool

2026

1.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149030 · 805/2342
Trust: Extol Academy Trust
Capacity: 385 pupils · 421 on roll
Free school meals: 50.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2022
Replaced: Rossmere Primary School (URN 111641)
Address: Catcote Road, Hartlepool, TS25 3JL
Local authority: Hartlepool

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