High Tunstall College of Science, Hartlepool

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In 2026, pupils at High Tunstall College of Science averaged an Attainment 8 score of 39.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 42.1 in Hartlepool and 47 across England.

29% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 41% in Hartlepool and 47% in England.

That is down from 44.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.32: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 28.7, against 45.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 339 families put High Tunstall College of Science as their first choice and 730 named it as one of their preferences, for 263 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 76 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to High Tunstall College of Science are English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College (1 mile, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 44.2); Dyke House Sports and Technology College (1.3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 46.3); St Hild's Church of England School (1.6 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 36.1); and Manor Community Academy (2.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.3).

High Tunstall College of Science's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

143 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about High Tunstall College of Science (as of September 2025): 90% would recommend the school, 89% say their child is happy there and 69% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (90%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (69%).

Of the 271 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 84% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

4.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 290 pupils (20.7%) received SEN support and 99 (7.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

High Tunstall College of Science has a resourced provision for other difficulties or disabilities, autism, physical disability and moderate learning difficulties: 65 places, 51 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Hartlepool Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Woodlands Grove (b), 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood High Tunstall College of Science stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 139 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hartlepool (287).

In 2024/25, High Tunstall College of Science issued 311 suspensions, 22.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to High Tunstall College of Science are West Park Primary School (0.3 miles); Throston Primary School (0.7 miles); Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool (0.7 miles); and Jesmond Gardens Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.