St Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School

St Peter’s Elwick Church of England Primary School has been judged as good overall in its first inspection. The school provides an environment where pupils feel proud and valued, with a strong emphasis on personal development and exemplary behavior. Leaders focus on delivering an ambitious curriculum that prepares students for future opportunities, and they ensure that pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), are well supported. However, some subjects still require consistent implementation of the curriculum to maximize students' learning and retention.

Strengths

• Outstanding behaviour and attitudes among pupils
• Exceptional personal development and leadership
• Strong emphasis on reading throughout the curriculum
• Effective inclusion of SEND pupils in school activities
• High parental satisfaction with school’s nurturing environment

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent implementation of the curriculum in some subjects affecting pupil recall

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 Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School attended 97.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 2.7% 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 Peter's Elwick Church of England 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 Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School had 19.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.4% 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, 11.5% of pupils at St Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.1% 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 Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School received £8,235 and spent £8,317 for each of its 99 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £122,000 (£1,242 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of Northern Lights Learning Trust, income was £8,188 and spending £8,299 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 Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School is part of Northern Lights Learning Trust, which runs 12 schools. The nearest others:

• Hart Primary School Hartlepool
• Grange Primary School Hartlepool
• St Helen's Primary School Hartlepool
• Tilery Primary School Stockton-On-Tees
• Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy Stockton-On-Tees
• Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy Sunderland
• Venerable Bede Church of England Academy Sunderland
• St Aidan's Church of England Academy Darlington
• Firthmoor Primary School Darlington
• Dame Dorothy Primary School Sunderland

What is St Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was St Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does St Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School have?

St Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School has 96 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School cover?

St Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 100% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School?

St Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School is at North Lane, Elwick, Hartlepool, TS27 3EG.