Dyke House Sports and Technology College
Mapleton Road, Hartlepool, TS24 8NQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Dean Cope
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Northern Education Trust
- Constituency
- Hartlepool
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,360
- Pupils on roll
- 1,293
- URN
- 139405
- Local authority
- Hartlepool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01429266377
About this school
Dyke House Sports and Technology College is a secondary academy in Hartlepool. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,293 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Dyke House Sports and Technology College, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 241 | 246 | 237 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.6 | 44.7 | 49.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.26 -0.44 to -0.08 | -0.04 -0.23 to +0.14 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49% | 47.2% | 57.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% | 68.3% | 75.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 46% | 42.3% | 42.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Dyke House Sports and Technology College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hartlepool average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43.6 | 35.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.7 | 41.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.2 | 43.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,309 |
| 2023/24 | 1,304 |
| 2024/25 | 1,294 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dyke House Sports and Technology College compares
Dyke House Sports and Technology College ranked 1st of 5 secondary schools in Hartlepool for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 73% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.2 | 9% | 54.9% | 1,293 | — |
| St Hild's Church of England School | 34 | 13.7% | 54.5% | 581 | 1.1 miles |
| High Tunstall College of Science | 44.3 | 7.3% | 29.8% | 1,399 | 1.3 miles |
| English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College | 41.2 | 10.2% | 35% | 1,420 | 1.6 miles |
| Manor Community Academy | 46.9 | 10.6% | 53.3% | 984 | 2.8 miles |
| Dene Academy | 41.4 | 10.3% | 61.2% | 638 | 5.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 54.87%
- English as an additional language
- 9.8%
- Overall absence
- 8.97%
- Persistent absence
- 27.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Hild's Church of England School1.1 miles
Secondary · Hartlepool
-
High Tunstall College of Science1.3 miles
Secondary · Hartlepool
-
English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College1.6 miles
Secondary · Hartlepool
-
Manor Community Academy2.8 miles
Secondary · Hartlepool
-
Dene Academy5.9 miles
Secondary · Peterlee
Other schools in Hartlepool
Dyke House Sports and Technology College ranks 1st of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Hartlepool.
- English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College Secondary
- High Tunstall College of Science Secondary
- Manor Community Academy Secondary
- St Hild's Church of England School Secondary
- Barnard Grove Primary School Primary
- Blackhall Primary School Primary
- Brougham Primary School Primary
- Clavering Primary School Primary
- Eldon Grove Academy Primary
- Eskdale Academy Primary
- Fens Primary School Primary
- Golden Flatts Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Dyke House Sports and Technology College teach?
- Dyke House Sports and Technology College teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Hartlepool.
- Who is the headteacher of Dyke House Sports and Technology College?
- The headteacher of Dyke House Sports and Technology College is Mr Dean Cope, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dyke House Sports and Technology College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dyke House Sports and Technology College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Dyke House Sports and Technology College?
- Dyke House Sports and Technology College has 1,293 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Dyke House Sports and Technology College full?
- Dyke House Sports and Technology College has capacity for 1,360 pupils and 1,293 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Dyke House Sports and Technology College a faith school?
- No. Dyke House Sports and Technology College has no designated religious character.
- Is Dyke House Sports and Technology College a selective school?
- No. Dyke House Sports and Technology College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Dyke House Sports and Technology College part of an academy trust?
- Dyke House Sports and Technology College is part of NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Dyke House Sports and Technology College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.6 in 2022/23 and 49.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dyke House Sports and Technology College compare with other schools in Hartlepool?
- Dyke House Sports and Technology College ranked 1st of 5 secondary schools in Hartlepool for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 73% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dyke House Sports and Technology College's absence rate?
- Dyke House Sports and Technology College's overall absence rate is 9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dyke House Sports and Technology College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dyke House Sports and Technology College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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 7 July 2026.