St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School, Hartlepool
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Aidan's excels at creating a warm, supportive environment where pupils thrive behaviorally and emotionally. The school prioritizes attendance and works tirelessly with families to ensure every child gets to school. With strong pastoral care and effective support for pupils with additional needs, your child will receive tailored help to succeed alongside their peers.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional attendance rates significantly above national average with strong family partnerships
- Warm, positive relationships and consistent behaviour management leading to engaged, cooperative pupils
- High-quality early years provision with children developing independence and foundational skills
- Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disadvantaged pupils through targeted interventions and therapies
- Staff expertise in social, emotional and mental health support through talk and play-based therapies
Areas for Improvement
- Recent curriculum developments in phonics and wider subjects need embedding fully
- Subject leadership expertise needs further development to monitor teaching and learning consistently
- Variation in quality of teachers' checks on pupil understanding and timely adaptations needed
- Rigour in monitoring progress of pupils receiving additional support needs strengthening
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Knitting, dancing, boxing, residential visits in key stage 2, curriculum visits to beach/castles/power stations, buddy roles, school council, assembly leading, care home visits
St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School is a nurturing, aspirational school with strong attendance and behaviour underpinned by Christian values. Pupils achieve in line with national averages and benefit from well-planned support for those with additional needs.
At a Glance
50.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 66% to 76%. Maths has declined from 86% to 78%. Writing has improved from 74% to 78%.
Class Sizes
23.8
Avg class size
22.5
Infant (KS1)
22.3
KS2
14
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
92%
Near capacity
357 pupils
389 capacity
32 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Hartlepool
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Hartlepool
Admissions Demand - Hartlepool
Places available
1,265
Applications
981
Got 1st preference
97.7%
Got preferred school
99.5%
Primary admissions across Hartlepool (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.01114%
Overall absence
8.42105%
Persistent absence
285
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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