St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool
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 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool is a primary school in Hartlepool for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 7 May 2025. Hartlepool has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool 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
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 23 of the 29 other Hartlepool primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- There were 16 first-choice applications for 16 offers for Reception 2026, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Thorpe Street, Hartlepool, TS24 0DX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Hartlepool
- Pupils on roll
- 151 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 7 May 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be a part of St Bega’s Catholic Primary School.”
- “They are polite, respectful and friendly towards each other and adults.”
- “Pupils value the praise and care they receive from staff.”
To improve
- “Nevertheless, in reading, teaching is not precise enough.”
- “Consequently, some pupils do not have enough time to develop or deepen their reading skills as well as they could.”
- “However, in some subjects, the school does not know what pupils know and remember securely.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 June 2025 (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: 16 first-preference applications, 16 offers in total, 16 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.
- St Helen's Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Brougham Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- West View Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Lynnfield Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Jesmond Gardens Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool 1.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Ward Jackson Church of England Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published