Throston Primary SchoolJesmond Gardens Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Hartlepool.
Summary of the comparison
Throston Primary School and Jesmond Gardens Primary School are primary schools in Hartlepool.
Throston Primary School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Jesmond Gardens Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Throston Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Throston Primary School was judged the expected standard and Jesmond Gardens Primary School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 58.0% for Throston Primary School and 60.0% for Jesmond Gardens Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Throston Primary School (68.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Jesmond Gardens Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 60.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HartlepoolThroston Primary School | HartlepoolJesmond Gardens Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C62/100Stronger figure | D54/100 | |
| Local ranking | 8th of 27 in Hartlepool Stronger figure | 20th of 27 in Hartlepool | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 2-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 458 | 376 | |
| Capacity | 420 | 357 | |
| Location | Hartlepool, TS26 0TJ | Hartlepool, TS24 8PJ | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 58.0% | 60.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 2.0% | 9.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 103.0 | 104.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 458 | 376 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 23.0% | 51.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.5% | 4.8% | |
| SEN support | 17.0% | 22.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.9% | 2.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.1% Stronger figure | 5.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 10.2% Stronger figure | 16.5% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Throston Primary School
Jesmond Gardens Primary School
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