Throston Primary SchoolWest Park Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Hartlepool.

Summary of the comparison

Throston Primary School and West Park Primary School are primary schools in Hartlepool.

  • Throston Primary School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and West Park Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Throston Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Throston Primary School was judged the expected standard and West Park 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 51.0% for West Park 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 West Park Primary School (70.0% in 2022-23, 51.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Throston Primary School versus West Park Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HartlepoolThroston Primary SchoolHartlepoolWest Park Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100Stronger figureC59/100
Local ranking8th of 27 in Hartlepool Stronger figure9th of 27 in Hartlepool
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll458 336
Capacity420 315
LocationHartlepool, TS26 0TJ Hartlepool, TS26 0BU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard58.0% Stronger figure51.0% 62.0%
At higher standard2.0% 7.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census458 336
Free school meals (ever 6)23.0% 6.5%
English as an additional language1.5% 0.9%
SEN support17.0% 8.9%
SEN with an EHC plan0.9% 0.3%
Attendance
Overall absence4.1% Stronger figure4.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence10.2% 6.6% Stronger figure15.8%

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

West Park Primary School

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