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Golden Flatts Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Hartlepool, TS25 1HN

Requires improvement

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Golden Flatts Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 9 Nov 2022

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

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeAcademy converter
Ages3 to 11
Pupils100
GenderMixed
Admissions policyNon-selective
Head teacherMiss Kathryn McIntyre
TrustLINGFIELD EDUCATION TRUST
Local authorityHartlepool
Opened01 May 2025
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 151741.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils100
Girls54
Boys46
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.52%
First language not English5%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.210
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.85
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.59.5%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.25
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.5
Average class size21.5

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
85%
African
5%
White and Black African
2%
Other mixed
2%
Indian
2%
Traveller of Irish heritage
1%
Other White
1%
Pakistani
1%
Other ethnic group
1%
Irish
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 teacher16.1
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.7.8
Teachers (FTE)5.76
Teaching assistants (FTE)6.13
Support staff (FTE)7.81

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.10
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.17
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.10
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.10
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 absence8.3%, worse than England, worse than Hartlepool5.1%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.29.6%, worse than England, worse than Hartlepool13.5%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.2.5%, 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.

Nearby schools

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Schools near Golden Flatts Primary School
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Good
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Good
1.3 miPrimaryGrange Primary SchoolAcademy converter
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1.4 miPrimaryEskdale AcademyAcademy sponsor led
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1.4 miPrimaryStranton Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding

Frequently asked questions about Golden Flatts Primary School

What is Golden Flatts Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Golden Flatts Primary School is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted, last inspected on 9 Nov 2022.

How hard is it to get into Golden Flatts Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Golden Flatts Primary School made 10 offers from 17 applications (1.7 per offer), and 10 of 10 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Golden Flatts Primary School?

Golden Flatts Primary School has 100 pupils aged 3 to 11.

What is the capacity of Golden Flatts Primary School?

Golden Flatts Primary School had 210 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Golden Flatts Primary School?

At Golden Flatts Primary School, the average class had 21.5 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 16.1 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Golden Flatts Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Golden Flatts Primary School missed 8.3% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 29.6% 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.