Hesleden Primary School
Community school in Hartlepool, County Durham.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 2 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 85 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 134 |
| Free school meals | 24.70% |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Address | Hesleden, Hartlepool, TS27 4PT |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.hesleden.durham.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01429836376 |
| URN | 114143 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 20 January 2026, published 8 March 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 18 April 2023, published 14 June 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 5 March 2020, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Blackhall Primary School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blackhall (primary school, about 1.9 km)
- Dene House Primary School (primary school, about 2.3 km)
- Yohden Primary School (primary school, about 2.7 km)
- Hutton Henry CofE (Controlled) Primary School (primary school, about 2.8 km)
- Cotsford Primary School (primary school, about 2.9 km)
- Shotton Hall Primary School (primary school, about 2.9 km)
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 3.0 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.