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Throston Primary School

Community school · Hartlepool · TS26 0TJ

Ages 3–11 · 472 pupils · Hartlepool

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Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

78%

Overall absence

4.6%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-02-04

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)78%
Higher standard (RWM)14%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.3%
Unauthorised1.9%
Authorised absence
2.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
350

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

52

Places offered

54

1st-preference offers

52

Total preferences (any rank)
118
Preferred offers (top 3)
53
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill112%

472 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
472
Boys / girls
239 / 233
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
472 / 420 (112%)
Free school meals
24.7%
FSM pupils
100
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Mark Atkinson

Location

Address
Flint Walk, Throston Grange Estate
Postcode
TS26 0TJ
Town
Hartlepool
Local authority
Hartlepool
District
Hartlepool
Constituency
Hartlepool
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Hartlepool, Hartlepool, 472 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 24.7%.

Open schools in Hartlepool
47
Primary schools in Hartlepool
34
Academies among open schools in Hartlepool
72% (34)
Open schools in TS26
7
Primary in TS26
5
Open schools in Hartlepool LA
43
Primary in Hartlepool LA
30

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in HartlepoolNear TS26

  • Jesmond Gardens Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Hartlepool · TS24 8PJ · Hartlepool

    Ages 2–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM52.3%
    • Demand1.16

    0.5 miles away

  • West View Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Hartlepool · TS24 9BP · Hartlepool

    Ages 3–11

    • KS251%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM69.3%
    • Demand0.98

    0.8 miles away

  • Clavering Primary School

    Academy converter · Primary

    Hartlepool · TS27 3PN · Hartlepool

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM25.3%

    1.0 miles away

  • Lynnfield Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Hartlepool · TS26 8RL · Hartlepool

    Ages 2–11

    • FSM63.5%

    1.0 miles away

  • Brougham Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Hartlepool · TS24 8EY · Hartlepool

    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM69.7%
    • Demand0.97

    1.0 miles away

  • West Park Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Hartlepool · TS26 0BU · Hartlepool

    Ages 3–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM5.5%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Mark Atkinson
Telephone
01429288291
Website
http://www.throstonschool.org.uk/

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