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English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Catcote Road, Hartlepool TS25 4HA · ems.bhcet.org.uk · 01429 273790
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Hartlepool 42.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hartlepool Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,420
- 86% of 1,647 places
- Local authority
- Hartlepool
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 38.4%
- First language not English
- 7.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Hartlepool Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 212 families put the school first and 233 places were offered; 100% 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 | 233 | 212 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 249 | 229 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 270 | 235 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 264 | 240 | 0.9 | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 264 | 278 | 1.1▲ | 93% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | 1.31 mi2.11 km | |
Places allocated (233) were fewer than the admission number (250), so everyone who applied was offered a place.
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.2, and 33.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hartlepool it was 42.4, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (34.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼33.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼51.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼34.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.52 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 28.9 | +10.3 |
| Further education | 58.9 | −5.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.4 | −2.6 |
| Employment | 1.2 | −1.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.3 | +0.9 |
| Activity not captured | 2.4 | +2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 students | C+ (34.1) | Average +0.05 | |
| 69 students | C+ (34.3) | Average +0.06 | |
| 17 students | Dist+ (36.9) | Average -0.01 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 50 | C+ (33.6) | -0.07 |
| 2022/23 | 78 | C+ (31.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 104 | B- (35.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 103 | C+ (34.3) | +0.02 |
| 2017/18 | 124 | C (30.9) | -0.09 |
| 2016/17 | 142 | C+ (33.5) | +0.05 |
| 2015/16 | 142 | C- (28.3) | -0.12 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 69.8 | +18.9 |
| Further education | 1.9 | −3.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7 | +2.1 |
| Employment | 9.4 | −13.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.3 | −3.2 |
| Activity not captured | 1.9 | −0.8 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College on 7 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 7 Jan 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Feb 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
Nov 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective - Sept 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Jul 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective May 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
48% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (149 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 48%
- Replies
- 149
- 10% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied
based on 42 parents (28%) with SEND