St Hild's Church of England School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Hartlepool
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Hartlepool Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2025 figure 🔒
St Hild's Church of England School is a secondary school in Hartlepool for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 19 March 2024. Hartlepool has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
St Hild's Church of England School 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
- Year 7 2026 had 85 first-choice applications for 109 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 24 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 25% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the lowest of 5 schools: this one and the 4 nearest secondary schools in Hartlepool.
- There are 13.1 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
- King Oswy Drive, West View, Hartlepool, TS24 9PB
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hartlepool
- Pupils on roll
- 581 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 52.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 19 March 2024
Strengths
- “The staff at St Hild’s want the best for the pupils, families and the community.”
- “The school has high expectations for pupils’ behaviour.”
- “Most pupils meet these expectations.”
To improve
- “Published outcomes in 2023 did not meet the schools’ aspirations for pupils’ achievement.”
- “In some subject areas, the school has struggled to recruit staff.”
- “The school’s EBacc entries are low.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 July 2024 (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) | 25% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 34 | 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: 85 first-preference applications, 109 offers in total, 85 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.
- Dyke House Sports and Technology College 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- High Tunstall College of Science 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Manor Community Academy 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published