High Tunstall College of Science
Secondary · Foundation school · Ages 11–16 · Hartlepool
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.73 miles
Published by Hartlepool Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2025 figure 🔒
High Tunstall College of Science is a secondary school in Hartlepool for ages 11–16 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 28 January 2025. Hartlepool has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
High Tunstall College of Science catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 0.73 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 2026, there were 339 first-choice applications for 263 offers; 263 offers went to first-choice families, and 76 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- At 1.3 first choices per offer for Year 7 2026, it was the highest of 5 Hartlepool secondary schools.
- For Year 7 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.73 miles away, nearer the school than in 2025.
- In 2024/25, 48% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 3rd highest of 5 schools: this one and the 4 nearest secondary schools in Hartlepool.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hartlepool schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Elwick Road, West Park, Hartlepool, TS26 0LQ
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hartlepool
- Pupils on roll
- 1,399 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 28 January 2025
Strengths
- “High Tunstall College is a very inclusive school, where pupils are happy and safe.”
- “It is a diverse community, where pupils are known as individuals.”
- “The school often goes to great lengths to support pupils and their families.”
To improve
- “However, there are inconsistencies in the quality of education that pupils receive.”
- “As a result, the depth of pupils’ knowledge and what they can remember is varied.”
- “This is also reflected in published examination results that show pupils, particularly those who are disadvantaged, do not achieve as well as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 48% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.3 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 339 first-preference applications, 263 offers in total, 263 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hartlepool.
- English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Dyke House Sports and Technology College 1.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Hild's Church of England School 1.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Manor Community Academy 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published