Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School in Hartlepool has been rated as good in all areas during its first inspection under section 5 of the Education Act 2005. The school, part of Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust, demonstrates a strong commitment to its Christian values, fostering a respectful and supportive environment for all pupils. The leadership team is ambitious and effective, and pupils exhibit good behaviour, high levels of care, and engagement with a broad curriculum designed to enhance their personal development and educational achievement.

Strengths

• High expectations for pupil behaviour
• Ambitious curriculum well-sequenced for all pupils
• Fluent reading skills developed from an early age
• Strong understanding of mathematics among pupils
• Supportive and caring school environment
• Dedicated and passionate leadership team

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in curriculum delivery impacting learning
• Ineffective support systems for pupils with SEND
• Delays in identifying pupils who need additional help

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 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.7% 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, 0.6% of pupils at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool 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 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool had 23.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.7% 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, 15.5% of pupils at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool 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 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool received £6,719 and spent £6,272 for each of its 347 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £200,000 (£576 per pupil).

Across all 35 schools of Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust, income was £7,699 and spending £7,759 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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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool is part of Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust, which runs 35 schools. The nearest others:

• English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College Hartlepool
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool Hartlepool
• St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool Hartlepool
• St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool Hartlepool
• St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool Hartlepool
• St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Hartlepool
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Billingham
• St Michael's Catholic Academy Billingham
• Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy Billingham
• St Paul's Catholic Primary School Billingham

What is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool last inspected by Ofsted?

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool have?

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool has 336 pupils on roll.

What age range does Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool cover?

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool?

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool is at Hart Lane, Hartlepool, TS26 8NL.