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St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School

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

personMiss Gillian Hood

corporate_fareDURHAM AND NEWCASTLE DIOCESAN LEARNING TRUST

location_onHartlepool, TS25 5BA

language Visit Website phone 1429273695

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

346

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Expected Standard

62%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Hartlepool, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 56% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School is an academy converter in Hartlepool, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of DURHAM AND NEWCASTLE DIOCESAN LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 385 pupils on roll, of whom 52% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #17 of 27 primaries in Hartlepool and #6,560 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

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

62%

LA 64%

Reading76% LA 76%

Writing78% LA 75%

Maths78% LA 74%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 64%England 61%

Reading66% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing74% LA 75% · Eng 72%

Maths86% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 64%England 60%

Reading85% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths89% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA -0.7

-3.1 to 0.6

-1.3

Write

LA -0.2

-3.0 to 0.5

2.1

Maths

LA -0.5

0.4 to 3.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading80% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 80% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA 0.3

-1.8 to 2.0

1.6

Write

LA 0.6

-0.2 to 3.4

-2.0

Maths

LA 0.4

-3.7 to -0.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 January 2022

Inspection Report

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03 November 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-10-19

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-09-30

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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 385 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)	385	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	370	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	389	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	358	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	339	1	0.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	373	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	346	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	333	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	370	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	358	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	335	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	339	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	335	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	328	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	350	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	350	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	347	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	368	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	352	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	342	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	362	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	358	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	347	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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 43 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 17 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

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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