English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form CollegeManor Community Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Hartlepool.

Summary of the comparison

English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College and Manor Community Academy are secondary schools in Hartlepool.

  • English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Manor Community Academy scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Manor Community Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College was judged in need of attention and Manor Community Academy was judged strong.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.2 for English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College and 46.9 for Manor Community Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College (47.8 in 2021-22, 41.2 in 2024-25) and has risen at Manor Community Academy (44.8 in 2021-22, 46.9 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College versus Manor Community Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HartlepoolEnglish Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form CollegeHartlepoolManor Community AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD46/100C56/100Stronger figure
Local ranking4th of 5 in Hartlepool 2nd of 5 in Hartlepool Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,472 995
Capacity1,647 1,326
LocationHartlepool, TS25 4HA Hartlepool, TS25 3PS
GCSE results
Attainment 841.2 46.9 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths33.8% 49.7% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths51.5% 74.6% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc35.0% 40.5% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.52 4.23 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort266 185
A-level results
A-level entries69 Not reported
A-level average points34.0 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC+ Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points34.2 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects13.5% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,472 995
Free school meals (ever 6)35.0% 53.3%
English as an additional language6.8% 4.1%
SEN support12.5% 16.3%
SEN with an EHC plan1.9% 2.6%
Attendance
Overall absence10.2% Stronger figure10.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence30.4% 26.5% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College

Manor Community Academy

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