English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

HartlepoolLocal Authority

HartlepoolConstituency

TS25 4HAPostcode

2.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Hartlepool, North East.

It currently serves 1,420 pupils. English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College is part of BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 41.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 33.8%
EBacc average point score: 3.52

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,420

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

36%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,420
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Mar 2025	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Not judged
13 Dec 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
18 Sept 2019	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.