Overall Oxbridge
#957
1 ranked schools · -304 places vs Eng avg #653 of 1,538
Applications
9
Offers
0
Offer rate0.0%
-28.7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 28.7%
Schools in Hartlepool
A port town of around 88,000 on County Durham's North Sea coast, Hartlepool stretches from the Headland, its ancient core clustered around the site of a 7th-century abbey on a coastal promontory, to the Victorian railway grid that spread inland after a new dock opened in 1835. The two settlements merged into one borough in 1967.
Elwick is among the most sought-after addresses for school catchments in the borough, while Dyke House and Catcote form a school-competitive belt through the town's western residential quarters. West Park and Greatham extend the family geography south and west, where the borough edges into its rural fringe. Northern Rail links the town to Middlesbrough in around twenty-five minutes and to Newcastle in under an hour.
34
Primary
schools
5
Secondary
schools
1
Post-16
colleges
6
Special
schools
1
Other
schools
of which3sixth forms·15faith47 total
Area Performance
Hartlepool schools rank in the top 51% of England
Across 39 primary and secondary schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.18/10, -0.17 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
13% Elite
Distribution across all Hartlepool schools
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping
Hartlepool vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 51%
Across all ranked Hartlepool schools
Top 48%Primaryavg #7,125 of 14,821
Top 72%Secondaryavg #2,737 of 3,803
Primary schools: 34 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.09 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,125
+2 pts vs medianmedian 7,411
top 48% of 14,821
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
66%
+4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
11%
+3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.09 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,125
+2 pts vs medianmedian 7,411
top 48% of 14,821
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
66%
+4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
11%
+3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 5 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.7/10
-0.74 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,737
-22 pts vs medianmedian 1,902
top 72% of 3,803
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
43.1
+4.0 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.7/10
-0.74 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,737
-22 pts vs medianmedian 1,902
top 72% of 3,803
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
43.1
+4.0 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Oxford
#284
1 ranked schools · -22 places vs Eng avg #262 of 1,866
Applications
4
Offers
0
Offer rate0.0%
-16.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 16.6%
Cambridge
#1,019
1 ranked schools · -320 places vs Eng avg #699 of 1,830
Applications
5
Offers
0
Offer rate0.0%
-37.0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 37.0%
Top 3 Primary Schools
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Hartlepool town
Top 3 Secondary Schools
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Hartlepool town
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School profiles in Hartlepool
Browse 40 local profile links across primary schools in hartlepool town, secondary schools in hartlepool town, sixth forms in hartlepool town and other schools. Each profile brings together admissions context, performance data, inspection history and school details in one place.
44 nurseries in HartlepoolPrimary schools in Hartlepool town
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