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Eldon Grove Academy

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy

Eldon Grove, Hartlepool TS26 9LY · eldongroveacademy.co.uk · 01429 273895

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Mar 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
75%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hartlepool 63%, England 62%
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Hartlepool Council
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
496
94% of 525 places
Local authority
Hartlepool
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
21.8%
First language not English
4.8%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Hartlepool Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 67 families put the school first and 68 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 46 (Places 51)46September 2023: 70 (Places 70)70September 2024: 53 (Places 57)53September 2025: 52 (Places 56)52September 2026: 67 (Places 68)67Places 68
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202668671100%
September 2025Sept 202556520.9100%
September 2024Sept 202457530.9100%
September 2023Sept 202370701100%
September 2022Sept 202251460.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 16% the higher standard. Across Hartlepool it was 63%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 57% (England 53%)57%2016/17: 52% (England 61%)52%2017/18: 78% (England 64%)78%2018/19: 73% (England 65%)73%2022/23: 67% (England 60%)67%2023/24: 66% (England 61%)66%2024/25: 75% (England 62%)75%England 62%

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 13 March 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Eldon Grove Academy was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
12 Mar 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2019Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Feb 2015Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding
  • Mar 2010Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (105 replies, to 6 January 2025).

Recommend
94%
Replies
105
21% · 6 Jan 2025
Child is happy at school▲96% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲98% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲93% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲94% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲97% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲94% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲94% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲96% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲93% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲88% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲92% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 62% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲64% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 25% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲84% agreeEngland 67%

based on 24 parents (23%) with SEND

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