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Hartlepool · County Durham
Hutton Henry CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Academy converter · ages 4–11 · Church of England
Part of MELROSE LEARNING TRUST
Year 6 results
Reading, writing and maths
No Year 6 results published for this school. It may be new, or have too few pupils for results to be published.
Inspection
What Ofsted found
Most recent inspection, published 20/05/2024: School remains Good.
This was a shorter check that confirms an earlier grade rather than giving a new one. Ofsted moved to report cards in November 2025.
The local area
Children in County Durham
| Measure | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|
| Good level of development at the end of Reception 2024/25 lower | 65.1% | 68.3% |
| Phonics check met in Year 1 2024/25 lower | 77.2% | 79.8% |
| Year 6 children living with obesity 2024/25 higher | 25.0% | 22.2% |
| MMR two doses by age 5 2024/25 higher | 94.2% | 83.7% |
| Primary pupils persistently absent 2024/25 higher | 13.6% | 13.0% |
| Children in relative low-income families (under 16) 2024/25 higher | 26.0% | 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.