Fens Primary School
Mowbray Road, Hartlepool, TS25 2LY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Connor
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hartlepool
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 496
- Pupils on roll
- 457
- URN
- 111600
- Local authority
- Hartlepool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01429870405
About this school
Fens Primary School is a community primary school in Hartlepool. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 457 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Fens Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 57 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 79% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 7% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 79% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 93% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 82% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Fens Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hartlepool average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 64.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 64.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 64.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 468 |
| 2023/24 | 464 |
| 2024/25 | 466 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fens Primary School compares
Fens Primary School ranked 7th of 27 primary schools in Hartlepool for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 3.8% | 20.5% | 457 | — |
| Grange Primary School | 61% | 7.7% | 69.3% | 360 | 0.5 miles |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | 47% | 4.9% | 24.6% | 299 | 0.5 miles |
| Rossmere Academy | 57% | 5.2% | 57.2% | 421 | 0.5 miles |
| Eskdale Academy | 62% | 8.2% | 75.3% | 179 | 0.8 miles |
| Golden Flatts Primary School | — | — | — | 100 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.5%
- English as an additional language
- 0.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.81%
- Persistent absence
- 5.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Grange Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hartlepool
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St Teresa's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hartlepool
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Rossmere Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Hartlepool
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Eskdale Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Hartlepool
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Golden Flatts Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Hartlepool
Other schools in Hartlepool
Fens Primary School ranks 8th of the 30 ranked primary schools in Hartlepool.
- Barnard Grove Primary School Primary
- Blackhall Primary School Primary
- Brougham Primary School Primary
- Clavering Primary School Primary
- Eldon Grove Academy Primary
- Eskdale Academy Primary
- Golden Flatts Primary School Primary
- Grange Primary School Primary
- Greatham CofE Primary School Primary
- Hart Primary School Primary
- Hesleden Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Fens Primary School teach?
- Fens Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hartlepool.
- Who is the headteacher of Fens Primary School?
- The headteacher of Fens Primary School is Mr Christopher Connor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Fens Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fens Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Fens Primary School?
- Fens Primary School has 457 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Fens Primary School full?
- Fens Primary School has capacity for 496 pupils and 457 on roll (92%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Fens Primary School a faith school?
- No. Fens Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Fens Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Fens Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Fens Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fens Primary School compare with other schools in Hartlepool?
- Fens Primary School ranked 7th of 27 primary schools in Hartlepool for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fens Primary School's absence rate?
- Fens Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fens Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fens Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.