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Golden Flatts Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Susan Sharpe

location_onHartlepool, TS25 1HN

language Visit Website phone 1429274711

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2022

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Students

109

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Expected Standard

29%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Golden Flatts Primary School is a Community school primary school in Hartlepool, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 94% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Golden Flatts Primary School is a community school in Hartlepool, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 112 pupils on roll, of whom 61% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 29% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #29 of 30 primaries in Hartlepool and #14,345 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 15.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 29.0%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

29%

LA 64%

Reading65% LA 76%

Writing71% LA 75%

Maths47% LA 74%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 64%England 61%

Reading57% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing71% LA 75% · Eng 72%

Maths50% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 64%England 60%

Reading36% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing45% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths36% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-7.6

Read

LA -0.7

-11.5 to -3.7

-7.2

Write

LA -0.2

-10.9 to -3.4

-7.2

Maths

LA -0.5

-10.8 to -3.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

29%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading35% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths53% LA 80% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-6.1

Read

LA 0.3

-9.2 to -3.1

-1.4

Write

LA 0.6

-4.1 to 1.3

-2.3

Maths

LA 0.4

-5.0 to 0.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 66%

Reading59% LA 76%

Writing76% LA 80%

Maths65% LA 77%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.8

Read

LA 0.4

-5.6 to 0

-3.1

Write

LA 1.0

-5.8 to -0.4

-1.5

Maths

LA 0.8

-4.1 to 1.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

30 April 2025

Inspection Report

09 November 2022

Inspection Report

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12 July 2017

Inspection Report

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23 January 2013

Inspection Report

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02 February 2011

Inspection Report

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12 December 2007

Inspection Report

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12 January 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2022-11-09

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-07-12

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-01-23

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-02-02

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 112 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	112	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	100	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	106	2	1.9%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	107	5	4.7%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	109	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	109	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	109	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	107	1	0.9%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	121	1	0.8%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	117	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	118	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	126	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	122	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	125	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	141	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	141	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	135	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	153	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	143	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	148	1	0.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	168	2	1.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	157	2	1.3%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	151	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	172	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	160	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	161	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 14 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

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Golden Flatts Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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