West Park Primary School

West Park Primary School continues to demonstrate good overall performance, providing a positive school environment where pupils thrive and feel safe. The school's strong emphasis on respect and care fosters a welcoming and supportive atmosphere for students. Pupils engage enthusiastically with their learning and are encouraged to uphold high academic standards. The school has made commendable efforts in curriculum design, particularly in reading and early education, ensuring pupils have the necessary support, especially those with additional needs. However, there are aspects of the wider foundation subjects that require clearer identification of key knowledge and skills, which has led to some students progressing slower than they are capable of in these areas.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate a high level of respect for their peers and teachers.
• The school has high expectations for pupils' academic performance.
• Pupils enjoy a wide range of extracurricular activities and take leadership roles seriously.
• Effective support is provided for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Frequent opportunities for pupils to revisit previous learning ensure strong knowledge retention and application.
• A broad personal development curriculum enhances students' cultural awareness and social responsibility.

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects lack clear identification of the knowledge and skills pupils should acquire.

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 West Park Primary School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.6% 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, 0.3% of pupils at West Park 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 West Park Primary School had 22.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 33.8% 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, 11.7% of pupils at West Park Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% 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 2024–25 West Park Primary School received £5,889 and spent £5,986 for each of its 331 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £131,000 (-£396 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of Ad Astra Academy Trust, income was £7,778 and spending £7,741 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Hartlepool · Hartlepool local authority: places and applications

West Park Primary School is part of Ad Astra Academy Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Brougham Primary School Hartlepool
• West View Primary School Hartlepool
• Barnard Grove Primary School Hartlepool
• Crooksbarn Primary School Stockton-On-Tees
• Deaf Hill Primary School Trimdon Station
• Rosebrook Primary School Stockton-On-Tees
• Ayresome Primary School Middlesbrough
• Kelloe Primary School Kelloe
• Sunnyside Academy Middlesbrough

What is West Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for West Park Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was West Park Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

West Park Primary School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does West Park Primary School have?

West Park Primary School has 343 pupils on roll.

What age range does West Park Primary School cover?

West Park Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 51% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is West Park Primary School?

West Park Primary School is at Coniscliffe Road, Hartlepool, Cleveland, TS26 0BU.