Fens Primary School

Fens Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining a good standard in education since its last inspection in March 2018. Pupils are proud of their school, fostering a family-like environment with strong personal relationships, high expectations for behavior, and a nurturing atmosphere where all students feel safe. Engagement in school life is evident through various enrichment activities, and leaders have implemented an ambitious curriculum that prioritizes reading and accommodates the needs of all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). However, some foundation subjects are lacking clarity in essential knowledge, impacting effective teaching and learning in these areas.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy learning and exhibit positive relationships with staff.
• The school has high expectations for behavior in a calm and purposeful environment.
• Leaders have designed a broad and ambitious curriculum for all pupils.
• Reading is prioritized, with a culture encouraging a love of reading.
• Strong support is provided for pupils with SEND to ensure their progress.
• Effective personal development opportunities are present in the curriculum.
• Staff well-being is valued, with leaders being considerate of their workload.

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects lack clarity in essential knowledge leading to inconsistent teaching.
• Assessment approaches in certain subjects require further refinement for better identification of gaps in learning.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Fens Primary School attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Fens Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Fens Primary School had 23.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 7.2% of pupils at Fens Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Fens Primary School received £5,854 and spent £6,143 for each of its 429 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £350,000 (£817 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Fens Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Fens Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Fens Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Fens Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Fens Primary School have?

Fens Primary School has 457 pupils on roll.

What age range does Fens Primary School cover?

Fens Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Fens Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Fens Primary School?

Fens Primary School is at Mowbray Road, Hartlepool, TS25 2LY.