Rift House Primary School
Masefield Road, Hartlepool, TS25 4JY
254 pupils · 92% of 275 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Hartlepool
- Free school meals
- 66%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 19 March 2024, published 7 May 2024. 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 | 71% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 14% |
“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 — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 26 | 26 | 34 | 26 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 27 | 27 | 38 | 27 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 31 | 31 | 44 | 31 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 32 | 32 | 59 | 32 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 25 | 25 | 48 | 25 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 22 | 22 | 43 | 22 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 33 | 33 | 56 | 33 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 22 | 22 | 42 | 22 |
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
- Kingsley Primary School 0.5 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Eldon Grove Academy 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Eskdale Academy 1.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Rossmere Academy 1.4 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · 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.