The Horizon School, Hartlepool
C.E.T.L, Brierton Lane, Hartlepool, TS25 4BY
- Phase
- Local authority maintained schools
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Miss Sarah Nevison
- Constituency
- Hartlepool
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 91
- URN
- 131294
- Local authority
- Hartlepool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01429264950
About this school
The Horizon School, Hartlepool is a special school in Hartlepool. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 91 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How The Horizon School, Hartlepool has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 24 |
| 2023/24 | 37 |
| 2024/25 | 65 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 7 March 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report20 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 89.23%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Catcote Academy0.8 miles
Academies · Hartlepool
-
Hartlepool Free School1.1 miles
Free Schools · Hartlepool
-
Cambian Hartlepool School1.3 miles
Special schools · Hartlepool
-
Wrenfield Learning Centre1.7 miles
Special schools · Hartlepool
-
Springwell School2.1 miles
Academies · Hartlepool
Other schools in Hartlepool
- Cambian Hartlepool School Special schools
- Catcote Academy Academies
- Catcote Futures Other types
- Hartlepool Free School Free Schools
- Springwell School Academies
- Wrenfield Learning Centre Special schools
- Barnard Grove Primary School Primary
- Blackhall Primary School Primary
- Brougham Primary School Primary
- Clavering Primary School Primary
- Eldon Grove Academy Primary
- Eskdale Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Horizon School, Hartlepool teach?
- The Horizon School, Hartlepool teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Hartlepool.
- Who is the head teacher of The Horizon School, Hartlepool?
- The head teacher of The Horizon School, Hartlepool is Miss Sarah Nevison, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Horizon School, Hartlepool last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Horizon School, Hartlepool, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Horizon School, Hartlepool?
- The Horizon School, Hartlepool has 91 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Horizon School, Hartlepool a faith school?
- No. The Horizon School, Hartlepool has no designated religious character.
- Does The Horizon School, Hartlepool publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The Horizon School, Hartlepool. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.