English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Catcote Road, Hartlepool, TS25 4HA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Andy Rodgers
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
- Sponsor
- Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Hartlepool
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,647
- Pupils on roll
- 1,420
- URN
- 140867
- Local authority
- Hartlepool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01429273790
About this school
English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College is a Roman Catholic secondary academy in Hartlepool. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,420 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 254 | 253 | 266 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.4 | 42.4 | 41.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.35 -0.52 to -0.17 | -0.57 -0.75 to -0.40 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 32.4% | 33.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 62.1% | 51.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 38% | 52.2% | 34.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
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 English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form 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 | 45.4 | 35.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.4 | 41.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.2 | 43.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,459 |
| 2023/24 | 1,466 |
| 2024/25 | 1,472 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College compares
English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College ranked 4th of 5 secondary schools in Hartlepool for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 43% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.2 | 10.2% | 35% | 1,420 | — |
| High Tunstall College of Science | 44.3 | 7.3% | 29.8% | 1,399 | 1.0 miles |
| Manor Community Academy | 46.9 | 10.6% | 53.3% | 984 | 1.3 miles |
| Dyke House Sports and Technology College | 49.2 | 9% | 54.9% | 1,293 | 1.6 miles |
| St Hild's Church of England School | 34 | 13.7% | 54.5% | 581 | 2.4 miles |
| St Michael's Catholic Academy | 41.9 | 10.5% | 34.2% | 892 | 4.5 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)
- 35.01%
- English as an additional language
- 6.8%
- Overall absence
- 10.22%
- Persistent absence
- 30.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
High Tunstall College of Science1.0 miles
Secondary · Hartlepool
-
Manor Community Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Hartlepool
-
Dyke House Sports and Technology College1.6 miles
Secondary · Hartlepool
-
St Hild's Church of England School2.4 miles
Secondary · Hartlepool
-
St Michael's Catholic Academy4.5 miles
Secondary · Billingham
Other schools in Hartlepool
English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College ranks 4th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Hartlepool.
- Dyke House Sports and Technology 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 year groups does English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College teach?
- English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Hartlepool.
- Who is the headteacher of English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College?
- The headteacher of English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College is Mr Andy Rodgers, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form 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 big is English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College?
- English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College has 1,420 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College full?
- English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College has capacity for 1,647 pupils and 1,420 on roll (86%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College a faith school?
- Yes. English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.
- Is English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College a selective school?
- No. English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College?
- English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College is part of BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.4 in 2022/23 and 41.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College rank locally?
- English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College ranked 4th of 5 secondary schools in Hartlepool for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 43% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College's absence rate?
- English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College's overall absence rate is 10.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form 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 1 July 2026.