St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School

St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School is a welcoming, nurturing school where pupils feel a strong sense of belonging and achieve well. Attendance and behaviour are particular strengths: pupils attend regularly, persistent absence is well below national averages, and warm relationships underpin consistently applied routines. Pupils are polite, work hard, and benefit from strong pastoral care and effective partnerships with families. The school serves a community with a high proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals and above-average SEN support, and leaders prioritise inclusion; pupils with SEND generally make clear progress. The curriculum is broad and ambitious, and early years provides a strong start. National test outcomes are broadly in line with national averages, with mathematics often above. Personal development and wellbeing are well provided for, including mental health support, community roles, and preparation for life in modern Britain. Leadership and governance are effective, with trust support helping to improve SEND systems and staff valuing professional development. Inspectors identified areas for further work rather than major weaknesses. Recent curriculum changes, including a new phonics programme and some wider-curriculum subjects, still need embedding. Subject leadership needs strengthening so that teaching is consistently high quality, and there is some variation in writing accuracy and in how teachers check for and respond to gaps in pupils' knowledge. Leaders should also increase the rigour with which they monitor the impact of support for pupils with SEND. Safeguarding is met.

Strengths

• Attendance is prioritised and rates remain above national averages.
• Persistent absence is significantly below national averages.
• Pupils behave well and have warm, positive relationships with staff.
• Pupils achieve well, with national test results broadly in line with or above averages.
• Pupils with SEND make clear progress from their starting points.
• The curriculum is broad, ambitious and clearly sequenced.
• Early years provides a flying start and strong foundational learning.
• Inclusion is a priority and pupils with barriers to learning are well supported.
• Personal development and wellbeing provision is comprehensive.
• Pupils are well prepared for life in modern Britain and embrace diversity.
• Leaders, governors and trustees are effective and staff value support.
• Strong pastoral care and parent partnerships create a distinct community feel.

Areas for Improvement

• Recent curriculum changes, including the new phonics programme and some wider-curriculum subjects, need embedding.
• Subject leaders need further expertise to lead, shape and monitor teaching consistently.
• There is some variation in the quality and accuracy of pupils' writing across the curriculum.
• Teachers' checks for gaps in pupils' knowledge and subsequent adaptations vary in quality.
• Leaders need to increase the rigour of monitoring the impact of SEND support.
• Adaptive teaching is not yet consistently high quality.

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 St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.4% 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 St Aidan's Church of England Memorial 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 St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School had 17.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.2% 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, 17.1% of pupils at St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.3% 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 St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School received £6,677 and spent £6,116 for each of its 360 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £402,000 (£1,118 per pupil).

Across all 21 schools of Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Learning Trust, income was £7,271 and spending £7,125 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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St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School is part of Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Learning Trust, which runs 22 schools. The nearest others:

• Ward Jackson Church of England Primary School Hartlepool
• Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Hartlepool
• Holy Trinity Rosehill CofE Primary School Stockton-On-Tees
• Bishopton Redmarshall CofE Primary School Bishopton
• St Mary's Church of England Primary School Stockton-On-Tees
• Egglescliffe Church of England Primary School Stockton-On-Tees
• St. George's Church of England Academy
• St John's Church of England Academy Darlington
• Heighington Church of England Primary School Newton Aycliffe
• Northern Saints Church of England Academy Sunderland

What is St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in July 2026.

When was St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School was last inspected in July 2026.

How many pupils does St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School have?

St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School has 357 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School cover?

St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School?

St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School is at Loyalty Road, Hartlepool, TS25 5BA.