Ward Jackson Church of England 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 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Ward Jackson Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Hartlepool for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Hartlepool has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Ward Jackson Church of England 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
- In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2024/25 figure of 70% was the 2nd lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Hartlepool that have results.
- For Reception 2026 there were 21 first-choice applications for 21 offers, 1.0 first choices per offer, the 5th highest of 30 Hartlepool primary schools.
- 67.3% of pupils 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
- Clark Street, Hartlepool, TS24 7LE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hartlepool
- Pupils on roll
- 113 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 67.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 13 January 2026
Strengths
- “This is a small school with love and care at the centre of it.”
- “The school is warm and welcoming.”
- “It is an inclusive community where pupils feel safe, valued and confident to be themselves.”
To improve
- “Published outcomes for the phonics screening check in Year 1 vary and reflect that some pupils enter the school with very low starting points.”
- “Although outcomes at the key stage 2 higher standard in English and mathematics are not as positive as leaders aspire to, pupils are well prepared for their next steps.”
- “However, occasionally, teaching is not consistently effective to ensure that learning tasks sufficiently deepen and extend pupils' knowledge, particularly for pupils who are capable of working at a high standard.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 February 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) | 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: 21 first-preference applications, 21 offers in total, 21 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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Stranton Primary School 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Lynnfield Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Eldon Grove Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Brougham Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool 1.1 mi Good Last distance published