English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Hartlepool
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Hartlepool Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College is a secondary school in Hartlepool for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 7 January 2025. Hartlepool has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place in 2026, whereas places ran out in 2025, the one earlier year with a published outcome.
- Year 7 in 2026 drew 212 first-choice applications for 233 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 21 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 34% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 2nd lowest of 5 schools: this one and the 4 nearest secondary schools in Hartlepool.
- There are 14.9 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.5 across 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
- Catcote Road, Hartlepool, TS25 4HA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Hartlepool
- Pupils on roll
- 1,420 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 36.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 7 January 2025
Strengths
- “The school is calm and orderly.”
- “Most pupils show respect for others.”
- “Staff work diligently to build positive relationships with pupils and their families.”
To improve
- “However, this curriculum is not yet embedded.”
- “Pupils in Years 10 and 11 have gaps in their knowledge.”
- “Also, high levels of absence mean that several pupils miss too much of their education and do not achieve well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 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) | 34% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 41.2 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
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: 212 first-preference applications, 233 offers in total, 212 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.
- High Tunstall College of Science 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Manor Community Academy 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dyke House Sports and Technology College 1.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Hild's Church of England School 2.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published