St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool
Thorpe Street, Hartlepool, TS24 0DX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Duffield
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Hartlepool
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 200
- Pupils on roll
- 151
- URN
- 148280
- Local authority
- Hartlepool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01429267768
About this school
St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Hartlepool. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 151 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 23 | 15 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 35% | 73% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 52% | 73% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 87% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 93% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.60 | - | - |
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 St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool 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 | 35% | 64.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 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 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 155 |
| 2023/24 | 162 |
| 2024/25 | 159 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool compares
St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool ranked 10th 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 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 4.2% | 45.2% | 151 | — |
| St Helen's Primary School | 81% | 4.7% | 55.9% | 268 | 0.3 miles |
| Brougham Primary School | 70% | 6.2% | 68.9% | 343 | 1.1 miles |
| West View Primary School | 49% | 5.9% | 72.3% | 460 | 1.3 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool | 71% | 5.3% | 58.8% | 78 | 1.5 miles |
| Lynnfield Primary School | — | — | — | 323 | 1.5 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)
- 45.21%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.22%
- Persistent absence
- 9.76%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Helen's Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Hartlepool
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Brougham Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Hartlepool
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West View Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Hartlepool
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool1.5 miles
Primary · Hartlepool
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Lynnfield Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Hartlepool
Other schools in Hartlepool
St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool ranks 11th 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 ages does St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool teach?
- St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Hartlepool.
- Who is the headteacher of St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool?
- The headteacher of St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool is Mrs Elizabeth Duffield, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool, 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 St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool?
- St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool has 151 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool full?
- St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool has capacity for 200 pupils and 151 on roll (76%), 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 St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool a faith school?
- Yes. St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.
- Does St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool as having nursery classes.
- Is St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool part of an academy trust?
- St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool is part of BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 35% 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 St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool compare with other schools in Hartlepool?
- St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool ranked 10th 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 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool's absence rate?
- St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool'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 10 July 2026.