High Tunstall College of Science
Secondary · Foundation school · Mixed · Hartlepool
Elwick Road, Hartlepool, TS26 0LQ
63
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 28/01/2025
Application demand
73%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.7%
16.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,399
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
1,394 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
73%
1st preference success rate
268 of 368 families who put it first got an offer
269
Places offered
755
Total applications
2.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 368 | 268 | ● 73% |
| 2nd preference | 266 | 1 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 121 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 755 | 269 | 36% |
1st preference success by year
Hartlepool lets families list 3 preferences. 10 applications came from outside the council area (3 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Mark Tilling
- Address
- Elwick Road, West Park, Hartlepool, TS26 0LQ
- Phone
- 01429261446
- Local authority
- Hartlepool
- Ward / constituency
- Rural West · Hartlepool
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 111748
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 30% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
1,399 pupils · 1,394 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
28 January 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Requires improvement - 21
02 July 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,420 pupils
Attendance
92.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
16.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.32 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 61% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.60 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 48.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 63.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 20.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.67 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 274 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 270 | 17% | 54% | 71% | |
| English Literature | 268 | 13% | 56% | 72% | |
| Mathematics | 267 | 16% | 52% | 68% | |
| Combined Science | 212 | 2% | 30% | 49% | |
| Geography | 114 | 18% | 47% | 56% | |
| Business | 111 | 14% | 38% | 51% | |
| History | 92 | 25% | 48% | 60% | |
| Physical Education | 85 | 7% | 40% | 54% | |
| Social Studies | 78 | 13% | 51% | 71% | |
| Art and Design | 76 | 28% | 64% | 75% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 61 | 25% | 61% | 77% | |
| Biology | 58 | 36% | 74% | 93% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Hartlepool council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.