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Children in Hartlepool
How children here are doing, from the 2-year check to the end of primary school, set against England as a whole.
Health and early years
At a glance
| Measure | Hartlepool | England |
|---|---|---|
| On track in all five areas at the 2 to 2½ year review 2024/25 lower | 77.3% | 81.4% |
| Good level of development at the end of Reception 2024/25 lower | 65.0% | 68.3% |
| Phonics check met in Year 1 2024/25 similar | 77.7% | 79.8% |
| Reception children living with obesity 2024/25 higher | 14.3% | 10.5% |
| Year 6 children living with obesity 2024/25 higher | 25.7% | 22.2% |
| MMR first dose by age 2 2024/25 higher | 92.3% | 88.9% |
| MMR two doses by age 5 2024/25 similar | 84.3% | 83.7% |
| 5-year-olds with visible tooth decay 2023/24 similar | 19.5% | 22.4% |
| Primary pupils persistently absent 2024/25 similar | 13.3% | 13.0% |
| Children in relative low-income families (under 16) 2024/25 higher | 27.2% | 19.8% |
“Higher” or “lower” means the difference from England is bigger than the margin of error; “similar” means it isn’t. These are figures for all children in the council area, not for any one school or child.
End of primary school
Year 6 reading, writing and maths
| Year | Hartlepool | England |
|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 68% | 65% |
| 2021/22 | 63% | 59% |
| 2022/23 | 66% | 60% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 61% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 63% |
| 2025/26 | 64% | 63% |
Share of pupils in state-funded schools meeting the expected standard in all three. 2025/26 figures are provisional. There were no tests in 2019/20 or 2020/21.
Schools
Primary schools in Hartlepool
30 schools
- Barnard Grove Primary School Hartlepool
- Brougham Primary School Hartlepool
- Clavering Primary School Hartlepool
- Eldon Grove Academy Hartlepool
- Eskdale Academy Hartlepool
- Fens Primary School Hartlepool
- Golden Flatts Primary School Hartlepool
- Grange Primary School Hartlepool
- Greatham CofE Primary School Hartlepool
- Hart Primary School Hartlepool
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Hartlepool
- Jesmond Gardens Primary School Hartlepool
- Kingsley Primary School Hartlepool
- Lynnfield Primary School Hartlepool
- Rift House Primary School Hartlepool
- Rossmere Academy Hartlepool
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool Hartlepool
- St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School Hartlepool
- St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool Hartlepool
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool Hartlepool
- St Helen's Primary School Hartlepool
- St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool Hartlepool
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool Hartlepool
- St Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School Hartlepool
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool Hartlepool
- Stranton Primary School Hartlepool
- Throston Primary School Hartlepool
- Ward Jackson Church of England Primary School Hartlepool
- West Park Primary School Hartlepool
- West View Primary School Hartlepool