Located in Crook, Hartside Primary Academy is a primary school, serving pupils aged 2 to 11. The school is a academy converter and operates as a mixed school. It follows a not applicable admissions policy. It does not have a designated religious character, which may suit families looking for a non-faith school.

Hartside Primary Academy currently has around 240 pupils on roll, which is about 99% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 49.2% boys and 50.8% girls. Around 32.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 4.8%. Persistent absence is recorded at 9.6%.

The majority of pupils are from a white british background (97.1%).

At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

School Information

Address: Hartside, Crook, DL15 9NN
Website: http://www.hartsideprimary.org.uk/
Telephone: 01388766686
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Dawn Simpson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 145429

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Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall effectiveness
  • Management effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/07/2016

Safeguarding is effective

Pupils

General

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 242
Number of Pupils: 240
Number of Boys: 118
Number of Girls: 122

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.6% 8.2%

Ethnicity

White British97.10%233
Other Mixed1.30%3
Other (any other ethnic group)0.80%2
Other White0.40%1
Chinese0.40%1
Bangladeshi0.00%0
Other Black0.00%0
African0.00%0
Caribbean0.00%0
Other Asian0.00%0
Indian0.00%0
Pakistani0.00%0
Irish0.00%0
White and Asian0.00%0
White and Black African0.00%0
White and Black Caribbean0.00%0
Gypsy/Roma0.00%0
Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage)0.00%0
Unclassified0.00%0

Education - Primary

Progress scores show how pupils performed compared with pupils nationally who had similar prior attainment. Scores above 0 are better than average; below 0 are worse than average.

Reading: Average (0.5)
Writing: Average (0.9)
Maths: Average (1.9)
Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths
School
71%
Town average
56%
Local authority average
61%
England average
61%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths
School
7%
Town average
8%
Local authority average
8%
England average
8%
Average score in reading
School
106.0
Town average
104.8
Local authority average
105.3
England average
105.1
Average score in maths
School
106.0
Town average
103.3
Local authority average
103.7
England average
104.3

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Crook Nursery School
Croft Avenue , DL15 8QG
- not rated 802 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hartside Primary Academy
Hartside , DL15 9NN
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hartside Primary School
Hartside , DL15 9NN
- not rated 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Crook Infant School
Croft Avenue , DL15 8QG
- not rated 802 yd Community school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Crook Primary School
Croft Avenue , DL15 8QG
3out of 4 802 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Cuthberts Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
Church Hill , DL15 9DN
- not rated 897 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.