Catcote Academy

State-Funded School

catcote-academy-hartlepool-north-east

North EastRegion

HartlepoolLocal Authority

HartlepoolConstituency

TS25 4EZPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Catcote Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–19, located in Hartlepool, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 233 pupils. Catcote Academy is part of Hartlepool Aspire Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Ethnicity

White

97%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

<1%

Chinese

<1%

Pupils

233

Total Pupils

65%Boys

35%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

64%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 233
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Hartlepool Aspire Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 25 June 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
22 Apr 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.