St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool
Thorpe Street, Hartlepool, TS24 0DXOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool is a primary school in Hartlepool for ages 2 to 11. It is one of the 41 schools in Hartlepool. It ranks 10th of 30 primary schools in Hartlepool. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 7 May 2025, report published 12 June 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 7 May 2025
Pupils are proud to be a part of St Bega's Catholic Primary School. They are polite, respectful and friendly towards each other and adults. Pupils value the praise and care they receive from staff. They work together to earn their 'house points' and enjoy celebrating each other's achievements in weekly assemblies. Pupils relish the opportunities they have to contribute to the life of the school and its community. This develops their sense of citizenship. Pupils learn about their local area and especially its historical importance. Pupils behave well. There are high expectations for how pupils should behave in lessons and around school. Pupils meet these expectations very well. The school prioritises improving pupils' attendance. This work is having a positive impact. Most pupils attend school regularly and on time. The school has high expectations for all pupils' academic success. The curriculum is ambitious. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive the support they need. Pupils, including those with SEND, achieve well. The school teaches pupils how to recognise risks online and in the local area. Being so close to the coast, water safety is a particular priority. Pupils know how to stay safe.
What the school should improve
- The key stage 2 reading curriculum and some teaching of reading is not consistently effective. As a result, some older pupils do not secure their reading skills well enough. The school should continue to review the reading curriculum in the older year groups and ensure that reading is taught well so that pupils' outcomes at the end of key stage 2 are high.
- Occasionally, assessment information is not used well enough to make the curriculum adaptations needed to ensure that learning builds on what pupils already know and can do. This means that sometimes the work that teachers set for pupils does not precisely match the learning they need to build based on their prior knowledge. The school should ensure that it continues to develop the systems to check what pupils know and can do in each year group and across all curriculum subjects so that this informs their future learning.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
24 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
151 pupils on roll, with places for 200
Schools near St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Helen's Primary School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 81% met the expected standard |
| Brougham Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted judgements: Good | 70% met the expected standard |
| West View Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 49% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 71% met the expected standard |
| Lynnfield Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Duffield
- Phone
- 01429267768
- Address
- Thorpe Street, Hartlepool, TS24 0DX
- Local authority
- Hartlepool
- URN
- 148280
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.