St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School, Hartlepool

Primary
Academy converter
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 211

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~497m)Possible (~710m)Unlikely (~923m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Miss Gillian Hood
Pupils:357 / 389 capacity
LA:Hartlepool
Phone:01429273695
Address:Loyalty Road, Hartlepool, TS25 5BA
Trust:DURHAM AND NEWCASTLE DIOCESAN LEARNING TRUST
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 November 2017

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 months ago

Report card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)

Achievement
Expected Standard
Behaviour
Strong Standard
Personal Development
Expected Standard
Leadership
Expected Standard
Early Years
Expected Standard
Inspected 16 June 2026View full report
URN:144902
UKPRN:10065490
Diocese:Diocese of Durham
Constituency:Hartlepool
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

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 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+10ppMaths-8ppWriting+4pp

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

Getting There

Bus Stops

St Aidan's CE Memorial Primary School (A)
51m · 1 min walk
St Francis Gate (B)
85m · 1 min walk
Windermere Road (B)
222m · 4 min walk
Ashgrove Avenue (B)
302m · 5 min walk
Sydenham Road (A)
305m · 5 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

92%

Near capacity

357 pupils

389 capacity

32 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Hartlepool

Low pressure
New homes approved:2,240
Projected new pupils:560

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Hartlepool

Admissions Demand - Hartlepool

Low demand0.78x oversubscription

Places available

1,265

Applications

981

Got 1st preference

97.7%

Got preferred school

99.5%

Primary admissions across Hartlepool (2025/26)

Inspection History(4)

16 June 2026Report card
Achievement
Behaviour
Personal Development
Leadership
Early Years
25 January 2022
3 November 2017

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.01114%

Overall absence

8.42105%

Persistent absence

285

Enrolments

Authorised2.90682%
Unauthorised1.10432%
Persistent (10%+)8.42105%
Severe (50%+)0%

Absence trend

4.06104%
18/19
2.43905%
20/21
4.71809%
21/22
5.32%
22/23
4.36307%
23/24
4.01114%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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