Rossmere Primary School is a primary school located in Hartlepool. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 15/05/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Catcote Road, Hartlepool, TS25 3JL
Website: www.rossmereschool.org.uk/
Telephone: 01429274608
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hartlepool
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Caroline Reed
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 111641

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 15/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 385
Number of Pupils: 441
Number of Boys: 213
Number of Girls: 228

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -4.1 Confidence interval -5.8 to -2.4
Writing
Below Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -3.4 to -0.3
Maths
Below Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -4.1 to -1.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:50%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rossmere Primary School
Catcote Road , TS25 3JL
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool
Callander Road , TS25 3BG
- not rated 270 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Grange Primary School
Owton Manor Lane , TS25 3PU
3out of 4 783 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Eskdale Academy
Eskdale Road , TS25 4BT
3out of 4 786 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Fens Primary School
Mowbray Road , TS25 2LY
3out of 4 919 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Manor Community Academy
Owton Manor Lane , TS25 3PS
2out of 4 662 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Catcote Road , TS25 4HA
2out of 4 1,818 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hartlepool College of Further Education
Stockton Street , TS24 7NT
- not rated 3,279 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Horizon School, Hartlepool
C.E.T.L , Brierton Lane TS25 4BY
3out of 4 767 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cambian Hartlepool School
Unit E, Sovereign Way , Sovereign Park TS25 1NN
- not rated 1,878 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Catcote Academy
Catcote Road , TS25 4EZ
3out of 4 2,062 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.