Rossmere Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Hartlepool
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Hartlepool Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Rossmere Academy is a primary school in Hartlepool for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 22 January 2025. Hartlepool has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Rossmere 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 | Not published |
| 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, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 5% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 had 55 first-choice applications for 55 offers (1.0 first choices per offer, 5th highest of 30 Hartlepool primary schools); every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Of its pupils, 44.4% are eligible for free school meals, below the middle figure of 52% 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
- Catcote Road, Hartlepool, TS25 3JL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Hartlepool
- Pupils on roll
- 421 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 22 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this inclusive school.”
- “They learn well in the kind and friendly environment which exists at Rossmere.”
- “Pupils appreciate the positive working relationships they have with the staff in school.”
To improve
- “Pupils can struggle to participate in classroom conversations in which they are asked to express their thoughts or share what they have learned.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 February 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) | 57% | 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: 55 first-preference applications, 55 offers in total, 55 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 Teresa's Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Grange Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Eskdale Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fens Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kingsley Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Rift House Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Golden Flatts Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published