Manor Community Academy, Hartlepool

In 2026, pupils at Manor Community Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 42.1 in Hartlepool and 47 across England.

51% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 41% in Hartlepool and 47% in England.

That is down from 46.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.4: 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 37.1, against 50.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 163 families put Manor Community Academy as their first choice and 280 named it as one of their preferences, for 168 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Manor Community Academy are English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College (1.3 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 44.2); High Tunstall College of Science (2.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.5); Dyke House Sports and Technology College (2.8 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 46.3); and St Michael's Catholic Academy (3.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.5).

Manor Community Academy's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Manor Community Academy is one of 30 schools run by Northern Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.5 in 2024/25.

20 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Manor Community Academy (as of April 2026): 85% would recommend the school, 90% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that they are kept well informed about progress (50%).

Of the 223 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 76% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 76% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

55.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 4.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Manor Community Academy has a resourced provision for autism: 20 places, 16 pupils on roll.

Manor Community Academy had 48 teachers in 2026, one for every 20 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

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

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Manor Community Academy (b), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Manor Community Academy stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 166 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hartlepool (287).

In 2024/25, Manor Community Academy issued 1469 suspensions, 147.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 7 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Manor Community Academy are Grange Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Eskdale Academy (0.4 miles), Rossmere Academy (0.4 miles) and Fens Primary School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.