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Rift House Primary School

Primary · Community school · Hartlepool, TS25 4JY

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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#4,653 of 15,057

Better than 69% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Rift House Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 19 Mar 2024

Ofsted rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages2 to 11
Pupils254
GenderMixed
Head teacherMs Rebecca Baxter
Local authorityHartlepool
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 111640.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolHartlepoolEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths71%, better than England, better than Hartlepool63%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.14%, better than England, better than Hartlepool9%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.107, similar to England, better than Hartlepool105106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.103, worse than England, similar to Hartlepool104105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.108, better than England, better than Hartlepool105105
Expected standard in reading77%, similar to England, similar to Hartlepool75%76%
Expected standard in writing71%, similar to England, worse than Hartlepool75%73%
Expected standard in maths80%, better than England, better than Hartlepool73%75%
Pupils taking tests35--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils254
Girls116
Boys138
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.53.5%
First language not English3.1%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.262
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.206
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.21.4%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.56
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.2
Average class size24.6

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
95.3%
Other ethnic group
1.6%
African
1.2%
Other White
0.8%
Other mixed
0.8%
White and Black Caribbean
0.4%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
Gypsy/Roma
0%
White and Black African
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher19.2
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.7.3
Teachers (FTE)12
Teaching assistants (FTE)19.32
Support staff (FTE)22.46
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2510.8
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2510.8
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.26
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.34
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.26
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.26
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolHartlepoolEngland
Overall absence6.5%, worse than England, worse than Hartlepool5.1%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.24.7%, worse than England, worse than Hartlepool13.5%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.3.7%, worse than England, worse than Hartlepool0.8%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Rift House Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.2 miSecondaryEnglish Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form CollegeAcademy converter
Requires improvement
0.3 miPrimaryKingsley Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.6 miSecondaryManor Community AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.7 miPrimaryEldon Grove AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.8 miPrimaryEskdale AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.8 miPrimaryRossmere AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.9 miPrimarySt Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, HartlepoolAcademy converter
Good
0.9 miPrimarySt Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.9 miPrimarySt Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.1 miPrimaryStranton Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding

Frequently asked questions about Rift House Primary School

What is Rift House Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Rift House Primary School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 19 Mar 2024.

How does Rift House Primary School rank in England?

Rift House Primary School ranks 4,653 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (better than 69% of schools).

What are Rift House Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 71% of pupils at Rift House Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Rift House Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Rift House Primary School made 26 offers from 34 applications (1.3 per offer), and 26 of 26 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Rift House Primary School?

Rift House Primary School has 254 pupils aged 2 to 11.

What is the capacity of Rift House Primary School?

Rift House Primary School had 262 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Rift House Primary School?

At Rift House Primary School, the average class had 24.6 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 19.2 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Rift House Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Rift House Primary School missed 6.5% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 24.7% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.