High Tunstall College of Science
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 2 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hartlepool
- Unique reference
- 111748
- Address
- Elwick Road, West Park, TS26 0LQ
- Website
- http://www.htcs.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1387 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.3%
- Girls
- 46.7%
- First language not English
- 5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.3%
- Persistent absence
- 21.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.3%
White British 90.5%
Mixed 1.7%
Bangladeshi 1.7%
Other Asian 1.4%
Other White 1.3%
Pakistani 0.9%
Indian 0.6%
Other 0.6%
African 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Unclassified 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.63
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.46
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 28%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 30%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.9
Local authority average 41.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.31
Local authority average 3.53
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 33 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 40 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 34 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 41 |
| Biology | GCSE | 59 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 107 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 59 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 46 |
Admissions
High Tunstall College of Science
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 267
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 374
- 2nd preference
- 238
- 3rd preference
- 148
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 267
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 278 153 125 |
| Year 8 | 283 140 143 |
| Year 9 | 281 144 137 |
| Year 10 | 272 151 121 |
| Year 11 | 273 151 122 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 84.9% 85.6% |
Further education | 82.0% 75.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 7.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 0.9% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.5% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 8.2% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | SP 0.6% 1.2% |