High Tunstall College of Science
Elwick Road, West Park, Hartlepool, TS26 0LQ
Year 7 - Year 11 (ages 11-16)
SecondaryFoundation schoolMixedNone
About the school
“At HTCS we have a co-ordinated approach to support students who may be anxious about joining Secondary school. We offer extended transition including a 4-day period for all to ease anxieties and to ease students into secondary life, getting around, making friends, learning routines and so on.”
Established school - open since before current records began.
Ofsted
Ofsted: Not judgedLast inspected 25 March 2025
Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Safeguarding effectiveYes
“Not judged” means there's no overall grade: Ofsted stopped giving single-word grades in September 2024. The full report shows how the school did in each area.
Admissions
Admissions policy on record: Non-selective
This school is its own admissions authority, meaning it sets and applies its own admissions criteria (rather than the local council).
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- Number of pupils
- 1399
- Phone
- 01429261446
- Website
- http://www.htcs.org.uk/