Stranton Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · 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 🔒
Stranton Primary School is a primary school in Hartlepool for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 30 January 2024. Hartlepool has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Stranton Primary School 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
- Ofsted rated the school Outstanding in January 2024; of the 8 nearest primary schools in Hartlepool, 4 are Good and 4 have no current grade.
- In 2024/25, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, and 23 of the 29 other Hartlepool primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome also offered every applicant a place.
- Of its pupils, 54% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 48.5% 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
- Southburn Terrace, Hartlepool, TS25 1SQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Hartlepool
- Pupils on roll
- 367 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 54% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 30 January 2024
Strengths
- “The school vision ‘Only the best is good enough’ runs through every aspect of Stranton Primary School.”
- “High ambitions for all pupils, regardless of their individual starting points, mean that pupils thrive in this highly inclusive school.”
- “The exceptional quality of education pupils receive means they get the best possible start in life.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 March 2024 (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) | 71% | 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: 31 first-preference applications, 31 offers in total, 31 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.
- Ward Jackson Church of England Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Eldon Grove Academy 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lynnfield Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kingsley Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Brougham Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published