OFSTED
28 January 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
2 July 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
15 September 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hartlepool
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,399
1,399 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
671
48.0% of pupils
Male pupils
728
52.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.9 pts
above England
School
29.7%
Hartlepool
40.4%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.9 pts
below England
School
4.4%
Hartlepool
6.9%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
3.7 pts
above England
School
4.7%
Hartlepool
2.3%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
90.0%
1,259
Bangladeshi
1.6%
23
Any other Asian background
1.2%
17
Any other White background
1.2%
17
Pakistani
1.0%
14
Any other ethnic group
0.9%
12
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
27.8%
389 of
1,399 pupils
7.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
44.3
5.1 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.32 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.29%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.07 pts
higher than
England
School
7.29%
Hartlepool
6.95%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.76%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.94 pts
higher than
England
School
16.76%
Hartlepool
17.18%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.68%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.87 pts
higher than
England
School
2.68%
Hartlepool
2.43%
North East
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
100.4%
8.0 pts
above England
High Tunstall College of Science
100.4%
Hartlepool
82.9%
North East
87.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.