SCHOOL PROFILE

St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool

Primary Academy converter URN 148280
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 200 Published school capacity
Capacity used 75.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

7 May 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Hartlepool
Trust BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 151 139 full-time · 12 part-time
Female pupils 87 57.6% of pupils
Male pupils 64 42.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

38.4%
13.6 pts above England
School 38.4%
Hartlepool 40.4%
North East 32.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

6.0%
14.3 pts below England
School 6.0%
Hartlepool 6.9%
North East 10.0%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Hartlepool 2.3%
North East 0.9%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
89.4%
135
African
4.0%
6
Any other ethnic group
2.6%
4
Any other Asian background
1.3%
2
White and Black African
1.3%
2
Any other Mixed background
0.7%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 21.9% 33 of 151 pupils
1.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.9%
Hartlepool 23.7%
North East 22.6%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.9% 33 pupils
England 14.8% 7.1 pts above
EHC plans 0.0% 0 pupils
England 6.0% 6.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 10
Speech, language & communication 9
No specialist assessment yet 6
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Hearing impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

71.0% 10.6 pts above England
School 71.0%
Hartlepool 66.6%
North East 61.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

92.0%

18.2 pts above England

School 92.0%
Hartlepool 77.6%
North East 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

79.0%

8.7 pts above England

School 79.0%
Hartlepool 75.3%
North East 71.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

75.0%

3.0 pts above England

School 75.0%
Hartlepool 76.0%
North East 72.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.22%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.00 pts lower than England
School 4.22%
Hartlepool 6.95%
North East 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.76%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.06 pts lower than England
School 9.76%
Hartlepool 17.18%
North East 16.04%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Hartlepool 2.43%
North East 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

75.5% 12.7 pts below England
St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool
75.5%
Hartlepool
90.0%
North East
87.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information