Secondary · TS26 · Hartlepool

High Tunstall College of Science

Elwick Road, West Park, Hartlepool, TS26 0LQ

Area judgements

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedArea judgements
Attendance94.7%
AttainmentProgress 8: -0.32
AdmissionsUsually oversubscribed
Pupils1399

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Area judgements

New inspection format: no single overall grade.

Latest visit (Mar 2025): no overall grade — quality of education and leadership and management require improvement; behaviour and attitudes and personal development good. See the full Ofsted report.

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedRequires improvement
  2. Latest ungradedSchool remains Good

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in TS26. Where we have them, council (Hartlepool) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
1399
Free school meals
29.7%
0.6% below district average (30.3%)

Also: Hartlepool 41.9% · England 25.8%

SEN
26.2%
1.3% below district average (27.5%)

Also: Hartlepool 19.7% · England 16.5%

EAL
4.6%
7.1% below district average (11.7%)
Attendance
94.7%
0.7% below district average (95.4%)

Also: Hartlepool 90.7% · England 91.9%

Persistent absence
13.4%
Progress 8
-0.32 (2023/24)
Attainment 8
44.3
Grade 5+ English & maths
48.2%
Grade 4+ English & maths
63.1%
Entered for EBacc
20.1%
EBacc average point score
3.67

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the TS26 average; the darker bar is this school.

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2194.4%
  • 2021/2291.4%
  • 2022/2392.3%
  • 2023/2492.7%
  • 2024/2592.9%

Admissions

Demand signal
Usually oversubscribed
Published capacity (GIAS)
1394
Pupils on roll
1399

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Hartlepool page.

SEN support

SEN %
26.2%
On-site provision
Resourced provision · OTH, ASD, PD, MLD
Need types
OTHASDPDMLD

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
  • School photos are not shown yet. Schools will be able to add one later.
  • Methodology · Data updates