Hart Primary School
Magdalene Drive, Hart Village, Hartlepool, TS27 3AP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTHERN LIGHTS LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Marie Crowe
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Northern Lights Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Hartlepool
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 114
- URN
- 145813
- Local authority
- Hartlepool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01429273283
About this school
Hart Primary School is a primary academy in Hartlepool. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 114 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
- Good
- 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 | 16 | 15 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 87% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 27% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 93% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 100% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 93% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 109.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 Hart 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 | 50% | 64.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 64.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 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 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 110 |
| 2023/24 | 105 |
| 2024/25 | 108 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hart Primary School compares
Hart Primary School ranked 16th of 27 primary schools in Hartlepool for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 5.2% | 6.5% | 114 | — |
| Clavering Primary School | — | 4.5% | 25.8% | 366 | 0.9 miles |
| Barnard Grove Primary School | 64% | 5.6% | 39% | 309 | 1.3 miles |
| Throston Primary School | 58% | 4.1% | 23% | 472 | 1.6 miles |
| St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool | 86% | 5.6% | 33.8% | 226 | 1.7 miles |
| West Park Primary School | 51% | 4.3% | 6.5% | 343 | 1.8 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.
Inspection history
- 18 October 2022
-
Ungraded inspection report14 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.52%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.21%
- Persistent absence
- 10%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Clavering Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Hartlepool
-
Barnard Grove Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Hartlepool
-
Throston Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Hartlepool
-
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool1.7 miles
Primary · Hartlepool
-
West Park Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Hartlepool
Other schools in Hartlepool
Hart Primary School ranks 17th 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
- Hesleden Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hart Primary School teach?
- Hart Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hartlepool.
- Who is the headteacher of Hart Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hart Primary School is Miss Marie Crowe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hart Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hart 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 Hart Primary School?
- Hart Primary School has 114 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hart Primary School full?
- Hart Primary School has capacity for 120 pupils and 114 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hart Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hart Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hart Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hart Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Hart Primary School?
- Hart Primary School is part of NORTHERN LIGHTS LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hart Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hart Primary School rank locally?
- Hart Primary School ranked 16th of 27 primary schools in Hartlepool for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hart Primary School's absence rate?
- Hart Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hart Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hart 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 2 July 2026.