How many schools are in Hartlepool?

OfferDay lists 43 schools in Hartlepool, including 30 primary schools and seven special and alternative provision schools.

Who inspects schools in Hartlepool?

Every school in Hartlepool is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Hartlepool?

OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Hartlepool does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

Schools in the Hartlepool local authority

Hartlepool has 43 schools listed on OfferDay.

30 primary schools · 5 secondary schools · 1 sixth form or college · 7 special and alternative provision schools

About schools in Hartlepool

Most of the 43 schools listed in Hartlepool are primary schools. Its five secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at one sixth form or college.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 65%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 28 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 43.9; average Attainment 8 score, across the 5 schools with published results

Top schools in Hartlepool

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 St Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School 100%
2 Greatham CofE Primary School 100%
3 St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool 86%
4 St Helen's Primary School 81%
5 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool 77%
6 Eldon Grove Academy 75%
7 Fens Primary School 75%
8 Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 73%

Secondary

1 Dyke House Sports and Technology College 49.2
2 Manor Community Academy 46.9
3 High Tunstall College of Science 44.3
4 English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College 41.2
5 St Hild's Church of England School 34.0

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Hartlepool.

Hartlepool 43

Common questions about schools in Hartlepool

How many schools are in Hartlepool?: OfferDay lists 43 schools in Hartlepool, including 30 primary schools and seven special and alternative provision schools.
Who inspects schools in Hartlepool?: Every school in Hartlepool is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
Which are the best schools in Hartlepool?: OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Hartlepool does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.