Throston Primary School
Flint Walk, Hartlepool, TS26 0TJ
472 pupils · 112% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Hartlepool
- Free school meals
- 24.7%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 4 February 2026, published 30 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 58% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 58 | 136 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 55 | 53 | 108 | 55 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 54 | 52 | 118 | 53 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 58 | 58 | 118 | 58 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 47 | 42 | 103 | 46 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 50 | 48 | 129 | 50 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 59 | 71 | 144 | 59 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 61 | 118 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Jesmond Gardens Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool 0.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- West View Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool 1.5 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Clavering Primary School 1.6 km · No Ofsted rating
- Lynnfield Primary School 1.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.