High Tunstall College of Science

State-Funded School

high-tunstall-college-of-science-hartlepool-north-east

North EastRegion

HartlepoolLocal Authority

HartlepoolConstituency

TS26 0LQPostcode

5.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

High Tunstall College of Science is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Hartlepool, North East.

It currently serves 1,399 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 48.2%
EBacc average point score: 3.67

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,399

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

30%

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 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,399
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
25 Mar 2025	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
19 Jul 2016	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.

Community Reviews

Ratings and experiences from parents, students, and staff — separate from the school's academic rating.

4.0/ 5

Community rating · 1 review

0% would recommend

Curriculum

4.0

Teaching

3.0

A parentDoesn't recommendReviewed Jun 2026

Mixed experience overall. The teaching is solid and my child enjoys several subjects, but communication from the school about behaviour and progress has been inconsistent this year and could be much better.