High Tunstall College of Science is a secondary school located in Hartlepool. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 24/06/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.9%, which is 2.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Elwick Road, Hartlepool, TS26 0LQ
Website: http://www.htcs.org.uk/
Telephone: 01429261446
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Hartlepool
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Mark Tilling
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 111748

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 24/06/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1350
Number of Pupils: 1256
Number of Boys: 672
Number of Girls: 584

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.67 Confidence interval -0.87 to -0.48
Of the 174 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 169 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:32%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:36%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:41.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.57
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Park Primary School
Coniscliffe Road , TS26 0BU
3out of 4 567 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Throston Primary School
Flint Walk , Throston Grange Estate TS26 0TJ
3out of 4 1,272 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool
Hart Lane , TS26 8NL
- not rated 1,274 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Jesmond Gardens Primary School
Jesmond Gardens , TS24 8PJ
3out of 4 1,534 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Eldon Grove Academy
Eldon Grove , TS26 9LY
3out of 4 1,759 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
High Tunstall College of Science
Elwick Road , West Park TS26 0LQ
3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Catcote Road , TS25 4HA
2out of 4 1,714 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Dyke House Sports and Technology College
Mapleton Road , TS24 8NQ
3out of 4 2,317 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Hild's Church of England School
King Oswy Drive , West View TS24 9PB
- not rated 2,884 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hartlepool College of Further Education
Stockton Street , TS24 7NT
- not rated 2,667 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Springwell School
Wiltshire Way , TS26 0TB
4out of 4 1,415 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Catcote Academy
Catcote Road , TS25 4EZ
3out of 4 1,507 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Horizon School, Hartlepool
C.E.T.L , Brierton Lane TS25 4BY
3out of 4 2,705 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Catcote Futures
Warren Road , Oakesway TS24 0RG
- not rated 3,203 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.