Secondary schools in Hartlepool
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Hartlepool has 5 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 1,091 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 87% stayed in education (England 86%): 7% in a school sixth form, 77% at a further education college.
3% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 21% of students in Hartlepool went to university (England 37%), and 7% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 42.4 against 46.1 for England; 43% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Hartlepool against England
| Measure | Hartlepool | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 1,091 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 7% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 77% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 6% |
State-funded secondary schools (5)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyke House Sports and Technology CollegeAcademy sponsor led | 1,293 | 81% | 1% | 79% | 4% | — | 49.2 | 57% |
| English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,420 | 88% | 28% | 60% | 5% | 63% | 41.2 | 34% |
| High Tunstall College of ScienceFoundation school | 1,399 | 88% | 2% | 86% | 1% | — | 44.3 | 48% |
| Manor Community AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 984 | 86% | 0% | 86% | 4% | — | 46.9 | 50% |
| St Hild's Church of England SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 581 | 88% | 0% | 88% | 2% | — | 34.0 | 25% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (2)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartlepool College of Further Educationcollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 13% | — | — |
| Catcote Academystate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 233 | 100% | 0% | 12% | 0% | — | — | — |