Dyke House Sports and Technology CollegeSt Hild's Church of England School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Hartlepool.
Summary of the comparison
Dyke House Sports and Technology College and St Hild's Church of England School are secondary schools in Hartlepool.
Dyke House Sports and Technology College scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Hild's Church of England School scores 29 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Dyke House Sports and Technology College is ahead on our composite score.
Dyke House Sports and Technology College was judged strong and St Hild's Church of England School was judged Requires improvement.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.3 for Dyke House Sports and Technology College and 36.1 for St Hild's Church of England School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Dyke House Sports and Technology College (47.6 in 2021-22, 46.3 in 2025-26) and has fallen at St Hild's Church of England School (41.0 in 2021-22, 36.1 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HartlepoolDyke House Sports and Technology College | HartlepoolSt Hild's Church of England School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C60/100Stronger figure | F29/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 5 in Hartlepool Stronger figure | 5th of 5 in Hartlepool | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,293 | 581 | |
| Capacity | 1,360 | 991 | |
| Location | Hartlepool, TS24 8NQ | Hartlepool, TS24 9PB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 46.3 Stronger figure | 36.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 53.6% Stronger figure | 25.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70.8% Stronger figure | 49.5% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 250 | 97 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 21 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 34.2 | Not reported | 34.4 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 35.7 | Not reported | 35.1 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 23.5% | Not reported | 17.1% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,294 | 617 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 54.9% | 54.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.8% | 3.6% | |
| SEN support | 15.7% | 23.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.7% | 1.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.0% Stronger figure | 13.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 27.2% Stronger figure | 38.6% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Dyke House Sports and Technology College
St Hild's Church of England School
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