Fens Primary School is a mixed primary school and nursery located in the southern area of Hartlepool, County Durham, England. It is overseen by Hartlepool Local Education Authority. Around 430 children are educated in ages 3–11.
History The school was established as a separate infant and junior school in 1965. In 1985, following the amalgamation of the two schools, Fens Primary School was formed."About Fens", Fens Primary School, accessed 16 September 2009.
Fens Primary was, in May 2008, appointed to mentor and advise the failing Clavering Primary School., Richard Mennear, 5 May 2008.
Academic standards Following the March 2004 Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Very Good."Fens Primary School - Inspection Report" , Ofsted, 10 June 2004."Top marks for Primary schools", Evening Gazette, 22 March 2005. The Ofsted report described "excellent leadership" at the school.
The school was placed in the top 5% in the country, in 2006, for the second year in a row."Salute to schools in a class of their own", Hartlepool Mail, 7 December 2006.
Fens Primary was awarded the Artsmark in 2007."Awarded schools" , Arts Council, accessed 16 September 2009."School is the tops for art", Hartlepool Mail, 16 July 2007."Top awards are the fruit of kiddies' labours", Mike Blackburn, Evening Gazette, 12 June 2007.
The school was last inspected by Ofsted in January 2008, and was awarded an overall performance rating of Grade 1 Outstanding, point one on a four-point scale, with pupils making good progress in their academic skills and personal development from very low starting points in the nursery."Fens Primary School - Inspection Report" , Ofsted, 6 February 2008., Hartlepool Mail, 28 February 2008.
High standards continued in 2008–09 when the school scored well above both the national and local average in all measures.
The arts In an imaginative project, the school invited poet Andy Croft to spend a week with the year six children to encourage them to be creative with their thoughts about money.
Headteacher The headteacher, Peter Cornforth, was honoured by then Prime Minister Gordon Brown for exceptional school leadership."Headteacher's shining example of helping others" , Richard Mennear, Hartlepool Mail, 7 March 2008. he is one of the National College for School Leadership's 'National Leaders of Education'."List of National Leaders of Education" , National College for School Leadership, accessed 20 September 2009.
Notable alumni Lindsay Johnson, footballer who plays for the England women's national football team.
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