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Clavering Primary School

Primary · ages 3-11MixedAcademy366 pupilsNurseryHartlepool
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredThere isn't enough published data yet. To get a score, a school needs results or an inspection plus at least one other figure.
Reached the expected level at 1154%England 63%
Attendance95.5%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families25%About the same as most schools in England
Places35 spare366 pupils, 401 places
Pupils per teacher19.7School workforce census
Pupils on roll366Census January 2026

Clavering Primary School is a converter academy in Hartlepool for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 366 pupils and room for 401. About 25 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in England.

Clavering Road, Hartlepool, TS27 3PN01429 743000claveringschool.org.ukMrs Sonya Black headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2024: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

57 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. These are the results of Clavering Primary School, the school this one replaced.

Reached the expected level at 1154%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level4%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score105.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score102.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 83%83%20172018: 73%73%20182019: 76%76%20192023: 79%79%20232024: 71%71%20242025: 54%54%2025
Since 2017: -29%
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure2025†2024†2023†2019†2018†2017†HartlepoolEngland
Pupils tested574957585652
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths54%71%79%76%73%83%69%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths4%2%5%5%5%8%10%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score105.0107.0106.0105.0105.0108.0106.1105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score102.0105.0105.0105.0106.0107.0104.8104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score103.0106.0107.0109.0107.0109.0105.6105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard72%88%82%79%79%87%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard61%82%82%84%84%92%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)81%82%79%91%95%96%
Reading progressReading progress score+0.5+0.7-1.2+2.3
Maths progressMaths progress score+0.3+0.8+0.2+2.2
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged35%54%73%53%80%69%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged65%78%81%84%71%89%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

† These results are for Clavering Primary School, the school this one replaced in October 2024. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 1 of the 3 gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
35%65%
Gap 30 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
60%48%
Gap 12 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
0%4%
Gap 4 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Plenty of spare places336 pupils for 420 places, 2024/25
80% full

84 places were empty (20% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in.

Will my child get a place?

In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.

We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.

How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (42 offers for 60 places).

EntryPlacesApplied at allGot a placeHow far the last child livedSource
2026 Primary609242all offeredLA
2025 Primary608438all offeredLA

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll366Census January 2026
Places40191% full
Pupils from low-income families24%25% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English2%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support17%62 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan1%4 pupils with a plan
Average class size23.914 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)26%£127,100 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls182 / 184
White British pupils94%

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 25.0 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 24.8 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (31), emotional and mental health (13), Moderate learning difficulty (9), Physical disability (6), Autistic spectrum disorder (4), Multi-sensory impairment (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census20262025
Pupils on roll366373
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals24%24%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language2%2%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support15%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans1%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.5% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance95.5%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school9.3%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.02024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.1%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/24†2022/23†2021/22†2020/21†2018/19†England
Sessions missedOverall absence4.5%5.5%5.7%6.0%5.3%3.9%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence3.4%3.8%4.3%4.6%4.6%2.8%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.1%1.7%1.5%1.5%0.7%1.1%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence9.3%14.6%16.1%18.2%15.4%5.8%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.0
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions0

† These attendance figures are for Clavering Primary School, the school this one replaced in October 2024. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers17.9full-time equivalent, 19 people
Pupils per teacher19.7Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers95%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants11.4full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£50,122
Teachers who left in the year12%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher2.62024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Money in reserve12%A healthy amount put by: £235k, £666 per pupil
Money in against money out-£46kit spent more than it took in this year

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m47212 months to June 2026, mostly shoplifting
Local crime rate89 per 1,000 peopleabout the England average
Typical house price£155,000Hartlepool
Nearest bus stop140 mTorcross Close, 27 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Barnard Grove Primary SchoolAcademy690 m309Not inspected54Compare
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, HartlepoolAcademy0.7 miles226Outstanding 202495Compare
Hart Primary SchoolAcademy0.9 miles114Good 202257Compare
West View Primary SchoolAcademy1.0 miles460Good 202326Compare
Throston Primary SchoolCouncil1.0 miles472Report card 202639Compare
Jesmond Gardens Primary SchoolAcademy1.4 miles355Good 202439Compare
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, HartlepoolAcademy1.5 miles336Good 202385Compare
West Park Primary SchoolAcademy1.7 miles343Good 202448Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Clavering Primary School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Clavering Primary School yet.

How good are Clavering Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 54% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 4% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does Clavering Primary School have?

366 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 401 places, so it is 91% full.

Is Clavering Primary School oversubscribed?

Probably not. 84 places were empty in 2024/25 (20% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at Clavering Primary School?

Pupils were in school 95.5% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 9% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Clavering Primary School?

The average class had 23.9 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Clavering Road, Hartlepool, TS27 3PN
Telephone
01429 743000
Website
www.claveringschool.org.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Sonya Black
Type of school
Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
Extol Academy Trust (8 schools)
Local authority
Hartlepool
Ward
Hart
Constituency
Hartlepool
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 October 2024 (academy converter)
URN
151211 · LAESTAB 8052238 · UKPRN 10096065
Formerly
Clavering Primary School

Where these figures come from