Catcote Academy
Catcote Road, Hartlepool, TS25 4EZ
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HARTLEPOOL ASPIRE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Greig
- Religious ethos
- None
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Hartlepool
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 235
- Pupils on roll
- 233
- URN
- 139976
- Local authority
- Hartlepool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01429264036
About this school
Catcote Academy is a special academy in Hartlepool. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 233 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Catcote Academy, 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 25 June 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 26 | 33 | 36 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Catcote Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 202 |
| 2023/24 | 211 |
| 2024/25 | 218 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 70.25%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 8.13%
- Persistent absence
- 24.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Horizon School, Hartlepool0.8 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Hartlepool
-
Springwell School1.3 miles
Academies · Hartlepool
-
Hartlepool Free School1.6 miles
Free Schools · Hartlepool
-
Cambian Hartlepool School1.6 miles
Special schools · Hartlepool
-
Wrenfield Learning Centre1.8 miles
Special schools · Hartlepool
Other schools in Hartlepool
- Cambian Hartlepool School Special schools
- Catcote Futures Other types
- Hartlepool Free School Free Schools
- Springwell School Academies
- The Horizon School, Hartlepool Local authority maintained schools
- 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 ages does Catcote Academy teach?
- Catcote Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Hartlepool.
- Who is the headteacher of Catcote Academy?
- The headteacher of Catcote Academy is Mrs Lisa Greig, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Catcote Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Catcote Academy, 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 Catcote Academy?
- Catcote Academy has 233 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Catcote Academy full?
- Catcote Academy has capacity for 235 pupils and 233 on roll (99%), 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 Catcote Academy a faith school?
- No. Catcote Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Catcote Academy part of an academy trust?
- Catcote Academy is part of HARTLEPOOL ASPIRE TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Catcote Academy have?
- The schools register lists Catcote Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Catcote Academy's absence rate?
- Catcote Academy's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Catcote Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Catcote Academy'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 1 July 2026.