OFSTED
11 November 2025
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
22 September 2021
Graded inspection
Good
Published
14 November 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hartlepool
Trust
NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
984
984 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
494
50.2% of pupils
Male pupils
490
49.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
30.8 pts
above England
School
55.6%
Hartlepool
40.4%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.5 pts
below England
School
4.8%
Hartlepool
6.9%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.3 pts
above England
School
3.3%
Hartlepool
2.3%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
89.9%
885
African
2.7%
27
Any other White background
1.5%
15
Any other Asian background
1.4%
14
Unclassified
1.2%
12
Any other ethnic group
1.0%
10
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
21.5%
212 of
984 pupils
0.7 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.7 pts
below
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
46.9
7.7 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.40 · 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
10.57%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.35 pts
higher than
England
School
10.57%
Hartlepool
6.95%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
26.51%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.69 pts
higher than
England
School
26.51%
Hartlepool
17.18%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.32%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.51 pts
higher than
England
School
6.32%
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
74.2%
18.1 pts
below England
Manor Community Academy
74.2%
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.