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High Tunstall College of Science
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Foundation school
Elwick Road, West Park, Hartlepool TS26 0LQ · htcs.org.uk · 01429 261446
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Hartlepool 42.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.20 mi
- 1.93 km · Year 7, September 2025 entry · Hartlepool Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,399
- 5 over 1,394 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Hartlepool
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 29.7%
- First language not English
- 4.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.20 mi (1.93 km) from the school. Source: Hartlepool Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 339 families put the school first and 263 places were offered; 78% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 263 | 339 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 269 | 368 | 1.4▲ | 73% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 267 | 374 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 254 | 356 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 267 | 302 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 1.20 mi1.93 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.3, and 48.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hartlepool it was 42.4, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲48.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ●63.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼20.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.67 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 4.4 | +1.9 |
| Sixth form college | 1.5 | +0.3 |
| Further education | 84.1 | +1.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.6 | −1.5 |
| Employment | 1.5 | −0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.4 | −0.9 |
| Activity not captured | 1.5 | −1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected High Tunstall College of Science on 28 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 28 Jan 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jul 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jul 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Before September 2019
Jun 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (143 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 143
- 10% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 34 parents (24%) with SEND