Secondary schools in Hartlepool
5 secondary schools in Hartlepool, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Hartlepool in figures
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.
- Dyke House Sports and Technology College
- Manor Community Academy
- English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College
- High Tunstall College of Science
- St Hild's Church of England School
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Browse by authority: Hartlepool · compare schools side by side · the map. School data: DfE & Ofsted, Open Government Licence v3.0.