Secondary school

High Tunstall College of Science

  • Foundation School
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Hartlepool
  • TS26 0LQ
  • No sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Jan 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,894 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 58%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 65%65%2016/17: top 75%2017/18: top 58%2018/19: top 74%2021/22: top 66%2022/23: top 80%2023/24: top 57%57% · 2023/242024/25: top 58%No exams

Against North East

Attainment 844.3 · North East 45.25/10 Middle+13.3 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths48.2% · North East 43.7%7/10 Above+26.8 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.67 · North East 3.934/10 Below
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.32 · North East −0.214/10 Below+26.3 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 48.1 · 204 pupils · North East 49.42016/17: 41.6 · 194 pupils · North East 45.12017/18: 44.5 · 206 pupils · North East 44.92018/19: 41.7 · 174 pupils · North East 45.52021/22: 45.4 · 244 pupils · North East 48.42022/23: 39.9 · 244 pupils · North East 45.32023/24: 44.4 · 271 pupils · North East 44.652024/25: 44.3 · 274 pupils · North East 45.248.139.9No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 32% · 194 pupils · North East 36%2017/18: 38% · 206 pupils · North East 39%2018/19: 36% · 174 pupils · North East 38%2021/22: 41% · 244 pupils · North East 47%2022/23: 30% · 244 pupils · North East 41%2023/24: 36.5% · 271 pupils · North East 42.5%2024/25: 48.2% · 274 pupils · North East 43.7%48.2%30%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in77.6%
263 of 339 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 77.6%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st339263
2nd2680
3rd1230

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationRequires improvement
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Leadership and managementRequires improvement
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2005Satisfactory
  2. 2008Satisfactory
  3. 2012Satisfactory
  4. 2014Requires improvement
  5. 2016Good
  6. 2021Remains Good
  7. 2025Lowest Requires improvement

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,399
Free school meals (past 6 years)29.8%
First language not English4.6%
SEN support19.3%
EHC plan7.0%
Absence (sessions missed)7.3%
Persistently absent pupils16.8%

Girls 47.4%Boys 52.6%

100.4% full · 1,394 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 143 responses (10.2% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school88.8% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school90.2% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved80.4% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 60.1% not applicable54.4% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year81.1% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 22.4% not applicable76.6% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?23.8% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 23.8% who said Yes above76.5% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child85.3% agree
  • My child does well at this school88.1% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing86.7% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school97.9% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school98.6% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development84.6% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent90.2% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.5
Pupils per adult9.3
  • Classroom teachers 83.7
  • Leadership 13
  • Teaching assistants 31.2
  • Other support 43.5

Teachers 96.7 FTE · Whole workforce 171.4 · 186 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,634
Spend per pupil£8,512
Staff spend per pupil£6,770
Reserve per pupil£939
  • +£1,315,926revenue reserve
  • +£171,876in-year balance

Grants £8,448 · self-generated £213 · premises £429 per pupil

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

271 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained94.1%
  • Education90%
  • Apprenticeship2.6%
  • Employment1.5%
  • Not sustained4.4%
  • Unknown1.5%