School praised by inspectors

Education watchdogs say pupils are proud to attend a primary school which is "at the heart of its local community".

- Gavin Ledwith

St Helen's Primary School, in Durham Street, on the Headland, in Hartlepool, has received its first full report from the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) since becoming an academy.

It is also the first inspection since the Ofsted grading structure was altered.

Previously described as a “good” school in 2019, the new report says St Helen's “has taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at the previous inspection”.