63%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
48%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
44.3
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
20%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1006.4
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,396
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 02/07/2021
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHartlepool
PhaseSecondary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio14.8:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of High Tunstall College of Science · Secondary · Hartlepool
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
63%
+2pp
63%57%51%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
48%
+12pp
48%39%30%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 48%
Attainment 8
44.3
-0.1
45.442.639.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44.3
EBacc entry
20%
+0pp
32%26%20%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 20%
EBacc APS
1006.4
+31.4
1006.4813.6620.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1006.4
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,396
Pupil : teacher ratio
14.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
26%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
17%
Contact
Address
Elwick Road, West Park, Hartlepool, TS26 0LQ
Local authority
Hartlepool
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 63% | 48% | 44.3 | Not applicable | 20% | 1006.4 | 25% | 1,396 |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 36% | 44.4 | -0.32 | 20% | 975.0 | 26% | 1,387 |
| 2022/23 | 51% | 30% | 39.9 | -0.63 | 28% | 807.2 | 36% | 1,352 |
| 2021/22 | 61% | 41% | 45.4 | -0.60 | 30% | 929.8 | 37% | 1,314 |
| 2018/19 | 58% | 36% | 41.7 | -0.67 | 32% | 620.8 | 37% | 1,107 |
| 2017/18 | 67% | 38% | 44.5 | -0.50 | 34% | 800.3 | 42% | 1,055 |
| 2016/17 | 58% | 32% | 41.6 | -0.57 | 19% | — | 26% | 982 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,396 | 15.0 | 26% | 5% | 30% | 7% | 17% |
| 2023/24 | 1,387 | 15.6 | 24% | 5% | 28% | 8% | 19% |
| 2022/23 | 1,352 | 16.3 | 24% | 4% | 28% | 8% | 22% |
| 2021/22 | 1,314 | 16.4 | 21% | 4% | 30% | 9% | 25% |
| 2020/21 | 1,256 | 15.9 | 16% | 4% | 30% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,107 | 16.1 | 13% | 6% | 33% | 7% | 16% |
| 2017/18 | 1,055 | 16.1 | 11% | 7% | 32% | 6% | 18% |
| 2016/17 | 982 | 15.9 | 12% | 8% | 29% | 6% | 16% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.