Ward Jackson Church of England VA Primary School
Clark Street, Hartlepool, TS24 7LE
This school is closed (it closed in March 2023).
It was replaced by Ward Jackson Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr David Akers
- Diocese
- Diocese of Durham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hartlepool
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 175
- Pupils on roll
- 106
- URN
- 136943
- Local authority
- Hartlepool
About this school
Ward Jackson Church of England VA Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Hartlepool. It taught children aged 2 to 11 and had 106 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Ward Jackson Church of England VA Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2011, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 |
| Writing progress | +1.70 |
| Maths progress | -0.20 |
How Ward Jackson Church of England VA Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 8.2% | 68.5% | 106 | — |
| Ward Jackson Church of England Primary School | 70% | 6.3% | 70.2% | 113 | 0.0 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool | 71% | 5.3% | 58.8% | 78 | 0.1 miles |
| Stranton Primary School | 71% | 5.2% | 60.3% | 367 | 0.3 miles |
| Lynnfield Primary School | — | — | — | 323 | 0.6 miles |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool | 70% | 4.2% | 26.8% | 236 | 0.7 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 68.5%
- English as an additional language
- 15.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.2%
- Persistent absence
- 24.4%
Location
Nearby schools
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Ward Jackson Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Hartlepool
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool0.1 miles
Primary · Hartlepool
-
Stranton Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Hartlepool
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Lynnfield Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hartlepool
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St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool0.7 miles
Primary · Hartlepool
Other 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 Ward Jackson Church of England VA Primary School teach?
- Ward Jackson Church of England VA Primary School taught children aged 2 to 11. It was a primary school in Hartlepool.
- Has Ward Jackson Church of England VA Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Ward Jackson Church of England VA Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Ward Jackson Church of England VA Primary School?
- Ward Jackson Church of England VA Primary School had 106 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- What are Ward Jackson Church of England VA Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ward Jackson Church of England VA 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 13 September 2023.