St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Hartlepool
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.85 miles
Published by Hartlepool Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool is a primary school in Hartlepool for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 28 February 2024. Hartlepool has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
St Cuthbert'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 | 0.85 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.85 miles away, the 2nd shortest of the 4 Hartlepool primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 18% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 had 32 first-choice applications for 30 offers; all 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (6%) were not offered a place.
- Of pupils here, 26.3% 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
- Stratford Road, Hartlepool, TS25 5AJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Hartlepool
- Pupils on roll
- 236 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 28 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils know that they are loved and cared for in this highly inclusive school.”
- “They are cherished for the unique individuals they are and respond positively to the encouragement and support they receive.”
- “Playtimes are lively with lots to do.”
To improve
- “Despite this, pupils’ outcomes in 2023 at the end of key stage 2 fell short of the school’s expectations.”
- “This aspect of the phonics programme is less effective.”
- “This means that accurate letter formation and good handwriting habits are not reinforced consistently well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 April 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) | 70% | 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: 32 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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 Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stranton Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Kingsley Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Eldon Grove Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ward Jackson Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Rift House Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published