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Good
Oversubscribed
Maintained school
High Tunstall College of Science
Secondary
Elwick Road West Park, Hartlepool, TS260LQ
014 2926 1446


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 16
PUPILS
1195

High Tunstall College of Science is a Maintained school (Foundation school). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 16 and has a capacity of 1350. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 24 Jun 2016.


PUPIL MIX
624 boys and 571 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
14.6
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
21.8%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
5.3%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
16.4%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
Yes
SEN SUPPORT
9%
EHC PLAN
3.3%
SEN PROVISIONS:
  • PD - Physical Disability


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
41.7
Local Authority
43
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
36%
Local Authority
37%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 32% 22% 40%
EBacc average point score 3.57 3.51 4.07




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

24 Jun 2016

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Good
Safeguarding is effective Yes




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
Oversubscribed

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 652
Of which first preference applications 286
Of which second preference applications 212
Of which third preference applications 154
Total offers made 262
Of which first preference offers 248
Of which second preference offers 12
Of which third preference offers 2




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
95%
Local Authority
93%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 88% 84% 87%
Staying in employment 4% 3% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 4% 7% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 4% 6% 5%





School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
3
GREEN SPACE
8
ENVIRONMENT
9
SAFETY
7
PROPERTY
£286,995 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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