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Hartside Primary Academy

Academy converter primary school in Crook (County Durham).

KS2 RWM expected
63%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
77%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
73%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
77%
▲ 5pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
94.3%
▼ 0.5pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
26.5
▲ 5.8 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
27.0%
▲ 2pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
100%
241 / 242 pupils
register figure (GIAS)

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).

Hartside Primary Academy is a primary school located in Crook, County Durham. The school caters for boys and girls aged 2 to 11 and currently has 240 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 242. It is part of the ADVANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. The school is led by Ms Dawn Simpson.

Key facts

URN
145429
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Ages
2 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland
Setting
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Opened
2018

Governing body (11 current, 3 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Beth HodgsonChair of Local Governing BodyAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · until 2030

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Ms Ava AcasterLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Ms Carla KayLocal GovernorElected by school staffsince 2026 · until 2030
Ms Jane ScottLocal GovernorElected by parentssince 2025 · until 2029
Ms Louise HodkinsonLocal GovernorElected by parentssince 2025 · until 2029
Ms Amy ThompsonLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Ms Dawn SimpsonLocal GovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2024
Mr Christopher AitkinsLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Mrs Emma AldersonLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026
Mrs Margaret ComptonLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · until 2030
Mrs Rebecca LeeLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · until 2029
Mr Richard Pratt FormerLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2025
Councillor Anne Reed FormerLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2025
Mrs Sarah Hall FormerLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2026

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record