Eskdale Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Hartlepool
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Hartlepool Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Eskdale Academy is a primary school in Hartlepool for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Hartlepool has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Eskdale Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, with 18 first-choice applications for 18 offers; the published admission number for Reception 2027 is 30 places.
- Free school meal eligibility is 52% of pupils, against a middle figure of 44.4% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hartlepool.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hartlepool schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Eskdale Road, Hartlepool, TS25 4BT
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Hartlepool
- Pupils on roll
- 179 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 52% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 16 June 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils at this school feel that they belong.”
- “They are supported by leaders and staff to successfully overcome challenges in their lives.”
- “Staff work diligently to get to know pupils and their families well.”
To improve
- “However, the most significant barrier to learning is that some pupils do not attend school often enough.”
- “Too many pupils do not attend school regularly enough.”
- “They miss out on the full school offer.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 62% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 18 first-preference applications, 18 offers in total, 18 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hartlepool.
- Grange Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Rossmere Academy 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fens Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rift House Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Kingsley Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published