Rift House Primary School
Masefield Road, Hartlepool, TS25 4JY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr David Turner
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hartlepool
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 275
- Pupils on roll
- 254
- URN
- 111640
- Local authority
- Hartlepool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01429275239
About this school
Rift House Primary School is a community primary school in Hartlepool. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 254 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 34 | 35 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 65% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 3% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 74% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 76% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 71% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Rift House 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 | 77% | 64.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 64.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 64.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 268 |
| 2023/24 | 286 |
| 2024/25 | 266 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rift House Primary School compares
Rift House Primary School ranked 9th of 27 primary schools in Hartlepool for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 7.6% | 70.4% | 254 | — |
| Kingsley Primary School | 65% | 5.6% | 46.8% | 432 | 0.3 miles |
| Eldon Grove Academy | 75% | 4.6% | 24.8% | 496 | 0.7 miles |
| Eskdale Academy | 62% | 8.2% | 75.3% | 179 | 0.8 miles |
| Rossmere Academy | 57% | 5.2% | 57.2% | 421 | 0.8 miles |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool | 70% | 4.2% | 26.8% | 236 | 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)
- 70.37%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 7.64%
- Persistent absence
- 25.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kingsley Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Hartlepool
-
Eldon Grove Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Hartlepool
-
Eskdale Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Hartlepool
-
Rossmere Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Hartlepool
-
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool0.9 miles
Primary · Hartlepool
Other schools in Hartlepool
Rift House Primary School ranks 10th 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
- Fens Primary School Primary
- Golden Flatts Primary School Primary
- Grange Primary School Primary
- Greatham CofE Primary School Primary
- Hart Primary School Primary
- Hesleden Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Rift House Primary School teach?
- Rift House Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Hartlepool.
- Who is the headteacher of Rift House Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rift House Primary School is Mr David Turner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rift House Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rift House 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 big is Rift House Primary School?
- Rift House Primary School has 254 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Rift House Primary School full?
- Rift House Primary School has capacity for 275 pupils and 254 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 Rift House Primary School a faith school?
- No. Rift House Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rift House Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Rift House Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Rift House Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rift House Primary School rank locally?
- Rift House Primary School ranked 9th of 27 primary schools in Hartlepool for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rift House Primary School's absence rate?
- Rift House Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rift House Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rift House 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.