SCHOOL PROFILE

St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool

Primary Academy converter URN 148817
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 180 Published school capacity
Capacity used 125.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

16 July 2024
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
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 226 226 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 118 52.2% of pupils
Male pupils 108 47.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

27.4%
2.6 pts above England
School 27.4%
Hartlepool 40.4%
North East 32.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

4.9%
15.4 pts below England
School 4.9%
Hartlepool 6.9%
North East 10.0%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

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

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
90.7%
205
African
4.0%
9
Any other White background
1.3%
3
Unclassified
1.3%
3
Any other Asian background
0.9%
2
Any other Mixed background
0.4%
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 15.5% 35 of 226 pupils
5.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.5%
Hartlepool 23.7%
North East 22.6%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.4% 28 pupils
England 14.8% 2.4 pts below
EHC plans 3.1% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 2.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 13
Autistic spectrum disorder 9
Moderate learning difficulty 8
Physical disability 2
Social, emotional & mental health 2
Vision 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

86.0% 25.6 pts above England
School 86.0%
Hartlepool 66.6%
North East 61.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

86.0%

12.2 pts above England

School 86.0%
Hartlepool 77.6%
North East 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

93.0%

22.7 pts above England

School 93.0%
Hartlepool 75.3%
North East 71.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

93.0%

21.0 pts above England

School 93.0%
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

5.56%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.66 pts lower than England
School 5.56%
Hartlepool 6.95%
North East 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.45%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.36 pts lower than England
School 14.45%
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

125.6% 37.4 pts above England
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool
125.6%
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