Barnard Grove Primary School, Hartlepool
Barnard Grove Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Hartlepool, part of Ad Astra Academy Trust. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 15th-highest of the 30 schools in Hartlepool with published results, and 6,110th of 14,452 across England. It was 91% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hartlepool (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Barnard Grove Primary School in detail
Barnard Grove Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "As Headteacher of Barnard Grove Primary School, on behalf of all staff, I’d like to offer you a warm welcome to our school."
Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils at Barnard Grove Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 77% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 79% in Hartlepool and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 89% in reading and 87% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Barnard Grove Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 26 families put Barnard Grove Primary School as their first choice and 70 named it as one of their preferences, for 27 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Barnard Grove Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Barnard Grove Primary School are Clavering Primary School (0.4 miles); St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 86% reading, 93% maths); West View Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 62% reading, 62% maths); and Throston Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 80% reading, 73% maths).
Barnard Grove Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
Clavering Primary SchoolSt John Vianney Catholic Primary School, HartlepoolWest View Primary SchoolThroston Primary School
The trust
Barnard Grove Primary School is one of 10 schools run by Ad Astra Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
26 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Barnard Grove Primary School (as of September 2025): 96% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 0% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that the school supports their child's wider development (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (0%).
Who goes there
2.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 94 pupils (30.4%) received SEN support and 4 (1.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Hartlepool Rail Station, about 2.4 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Weymouth Drive (b), 50 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 129 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hartlepool (287).
Suspensions and exclusions
Barnard Grove Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Barnard Grove Primary School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in February 2020. Before that, as Barnard Grove Primary School (URN 111617), it was rated Good in January 2012.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's November 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Barnard Grove creates a caring, family-like environment where children thrive academically and socially. The school teaches strong values of being ready, respectful, safe and kind, which pupils genuinely live out every day. With excellent phonics and maths teaching plus a wide curriculum that includes community projects and visits, your child will develop both academic skills and a sense of responsibility to others.
Key Strengths
- Pupils achieve well in phonics and mathematics with excellent foundational teaching
- Warm, family-like school community where pupils feel proud, happy and safe
- Ambitious wider curriculum that teaches both local community and world history
- Inclusive approach with good support for pupils with SEND
- Strong pupil behaviour and kindness - bullying is taken seriously
Areas for Improvement
- Mixed-age classes in key stage 2 mean some pupils miss foundational knowledge they need for new learning - curriculum needs further development to ensure pupils build on prior learning
- Staff need additional training to better support pupils with complex SEND needs so they can access the curriculum more regularly
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with a strong culture that prioritises pupils' interests.
Extracurricular Activities
Trips to Beamish, York and local theatre, sporting clubs and competitions, kindness walks in the community, recycling projects
Barnard Grove Primary School has maintained its good standards since the previous inspection. Pupils are happy, safe and valued, with strong relationships between staff and students who work hard and achieve well.
At a Glance
33.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
26 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 89% to 82% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 87% to 77% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 76% to 70% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
25.4
Avg class size
26.8
Infant (KS1)
24.6
KS2
11
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Barnard Grove Primary School
School Staff loving their new roles
22 Sep 2026
Trainee Teachers celebrate at Graduation Ceremony
29 Jul 2026
Ad Astra Trust Newsletter 2026
15 Jul 2026
Togetherness is theme for education conference
8 Jul 2026
School Staff recognised for over 1000 years’ service
30 Jun 2026
Train to teach in under a year
18 May 2026
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Term dates
Barnard Grove Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Hartlepool's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Barnard Grove Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Barnard Grove Primary School is in Hartlepool; for families living there:
Apply to Hartlepool for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Hartlepool is 11 (the median across 43 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
91%
Near capacity
288 pupils
315 places
27 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Hartlepool
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Hartlepool
Across Hartlepool council
Places available
1,246
Applications
979
Got 1st preference
98.3%
Got preferred school
99.6%
All primary applications across Hartlepool council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History
Ungraded inspection: Standards have been maintained.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
94
SEN Support
4
EHC Plans
31.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
309
Total Pupils
168
Boys
141
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
16
Teachers
19.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,174
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,764
Per pupil
£1890k
Total funding
£150k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.6%
Overall absence
14.6%
Persistent absence
247
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Barnard Grove Primary School
Questions parents ask about Barnard Grove Primary School
What are SATs results like at Barnard Grove Primary School?
Of the pupils at Barnard Grove Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 82% reached the expected standard in reading and 77% did so in maths.
What is Barnard Grove Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Barnard Grove Primary School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in February 2020. Before that, as Barnard Grove Primary School (URN 111617), it was rated Good in January 2012.
What is the catchment area for Barnard Grove Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Barnard Grove Primary School is oversubscribed, Hartlepool allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Barnard Grove Primary School?
Barnard Grove Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 91% of its 315 places.
How big are the classes at Barnard Grove Primary School?
Classes at Barnard Grove Primary School average 25.4 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Barnard Grove Primary School?
Barnard Grove Primary School has around 309 pupils on roll. 33% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Barnard Grove Primary School?
5.6% of sessions were missed at Barnard Grove Primary School in 2024/25. 14.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Barnard Grove Primary School?
Apply through Hartlepool's coordinated admissions process, naming Barnard Grove Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Barnard Grove Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hartlepool is 11 (the median across 43 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Barnard Grove Primary School?
Barnard Grove Primary School is at Barnard Grove, Hartlepool, TS24 9SD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)