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School admissions in Hartlepool

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 7 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Hartlepool in figures

For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 34 schools in Hartlepool first 1,007 times for 1,005 places: 1.00 first choices per place. 5 of the 34 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 3 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.57 miles (West Park Primary School) to 2.38 miles (Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School).

For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 5 schools in Hartlepool first 1,038 times for 1,037 places: 1.00 first choices per place. One of the 5 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Dyke House Sports and Technology College, to 1.64 miles.

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

Reception places, September 2026

34 schools. 5 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
West Park Primary SchoolHartlepool1.22450.911 km (≈0.57 mi) 2026
Hart Primary SchoolHartlepool1.1315not published
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BlackhallHartlepool1.0812not published
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, HartlepoolHartlepool1.07301.362 km (≈0.85 mi) 2026
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolHartlepool1.03303.837 km (≈2.38 mi) 2026
Blackhall Primary SchoolHartlepool1.0029not published
Eskdale AcademyHartlepool1.0018not published
Fens Primary SchoolHartlepool1.0050not published
Golden Flatts Primary SchoolHartlepool1.0010not published
Grange Primary SchoolHartlepool1.0023not published
Greatham CofE Primary SchoolHartlepool1.009not published
Hesleden Primary SchoolHartlepool1.007not published
Hutton Henry CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolHartlepool1.008not published
Jesmond Gardens Primary SchoolHartlepool1.0042not published
Kingsley Primary SchoolHartlepool1.0042not published
Lynnfield Primary SchoolHartlepool1.0036not published
Rift House Primary SchoolHartlepool1.0026not published
Rossmere AcademyHartlepool1.0055not published
St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary SchoolHartlepool1.0038not published
St Bega's Catholic Primary School, HartlepoolHartlepool1.0016not published
St Helen's Primary SchoolHartlepool1.0028not published
St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolHartlepool1.0028not published
Stranton Primary SchoolHartlepool1.0031not published
Ward Jackson Church of England Primary SchoolHartlepool1.0021not published
West View Primary SchoolHartlepool1.0039not published
Eldon Grove AcademyHartlepool0.9968not published
Throston Primary SchoolHartlepool0.9760not published
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, HartlepoolHartlepool0.9628not published
Barnard Grove Primary SchoolHartlepool0.9627not published
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, HartlepoolHartlepool0.9627not published
Brougham Primary SchoolHartlepool0.9544not published
Clavering Primary SchoolHartlepool0.9342not published
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, HartlepoolHartlepool0.9213not published
St Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary SchoolHartlepool0.758not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

5 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
High Tunstall College of ScienceHartlepool1.29263not published
Manor Community AcademyHartlepool0.97168not published
English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form CollegeHartlepool0.91233not published
Dyke House Sports and Technology CollegeHartlepool0.912642.638 km (≈1.64 mi) 2026
St Hild's Church of England SchoolHartlepool0.78109not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.