High Tunstall College of ScienceSt Hild's Church of England School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Hartlepool.
Summary of the comparison
High Tunstall College of Science and St Hild's Church of England School are secondary schools in Hartlepool.
High Tunstall College of Science scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Hild's Church of England School scores 30 out of 100 (grade F, weak). High Tunstall College of Science is ahead on our composite score.
High Tunstall College of Science was judged the expected standard and St Hild's Church of England School was judged Requires improvement.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.3 for High Tunstall College of Science and 34.0 for St Hild's Church of England School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at High Tunstall College of Science (45.4 in 2021-22, 44.3 in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Hild's Church of England School (41.0 in 2021-22, 34.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HartlepoolHigh Tunstall College of Science | HartlepoolSt Hild's Church of England School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D50/100Stronger figure | F30/100 | |
| Local ranking | 3rd of 5 in Hartlepool Stronger figure | 5th of 5 in Hartlepool | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Foundation school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,396 | 617 | |
| Capacity | 1,394 | 991 | |
| Location | Hartlepool, TS26 0LQ | Hartlepool, TS24 9PB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 44.3 Stronger figure | 34.0 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 48.2% Stronger figure | 25.2% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63.1% Stronger figure | 39.8% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 20.1% Stronger figure | 6.5% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.67 Stronger figure | 2.69 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 274 | 123 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,396 | 617 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 29.8% | 54.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.6% | 3.6% | |
| SEN support | 19.3% | 23.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 7.0% | 1.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.3% Stronger figure | 13.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 16.8% 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.
High Tunstall College of Science
St Hild's Church of England School
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