Manor Community Academy
Owton Manor Lane, Hartlepool, TS25 3PS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Steve Jones
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Northern Education Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Hartlepool
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,326
- Pupils on roll
- 984
- URN
- 141686
- Local authority
- Hartlepool
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01429288338
About this school
Manor Community Academy is a secondary academy in Hartlepool. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 984 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Manor Community Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 169 | 223 | 185 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.3 | 42.1 | 46.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.20 -0.41 to +0.01 | -0.40 -0.59 to -0.21 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49% | 38.1% | 49.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% | 63.2% | 74.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 57% | 36.3% | 40.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
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 Manor Community 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 | Hartlepool average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44.3 | 35.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.1 | 41.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.9 | 43.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,029 |
| 2023/24 | 1,043 |
| 2024/25 | 995 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Manor Community Academy compares
Manor Community Academy ranked 2nd of 5 secondary schools in Hartlepool for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 65% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.9 | 10.6% | 53.3% | 984 | — |
| English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College | 41.2 | 10.2% | 35% | 1,420 | 1.3 miles |
| High Tunstall College of Science | 44.3 | 7.3% | 29.8% | 1,399 | 2.1 miles |
| Dyke House Sports and Technology College | 49.2 | 9% | 54.9% | 1,293 | 2.8 miles |
| St Michael's Catholic Academy | 41.9 | 10.5% | 34.2% | 892 | 3.2 miles |
| St Hild's Church of England School | 34 | 13.7% | 54.5% | 581 | 3.7 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report11 November 2025
- 22 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 53.27%
- English as an additional language
- 4.1%
- Overall absence
- 10.57%
- Persistent absence
- 26.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College1.3 miles
Secondary · Hartlepool
-
High Tunstall College of Science2.1 miles
Secondary · Hartlepool
-
Dyke House Sports and Technology College2.8 miles
Secondary · Hartlepool
-
St Michael's Catholic Academy3.2 miles
Secondary · Billingham
-
St Hild's Church of England School3.7 miles
Secondary · Hartlepool
Other schools in Hartlepool
Manor Community Academy ranks 2nd of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Hartlepool.
- Dyke House Sports and Technology College Secondary
- English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College Secondary
- High Tunstall College of Science 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 Manor Community Academy teach?
- Manor Community Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Hartlepool.
- Who is the headteacher of Manor Community Academy?
- The headteacher of Manor Community Academy is Mr Steve Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Manor Community Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Manor Community 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 Manor Community Academy?
- Manor Community Academy has 984 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Manor Community Academy full?
- Manor Community Academy has capacity for 1,326 pupils and 984 on roll (74%), 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 Manor Community Academy a faith school?
- No. Manor Community Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Manor Community Academy a selective school?
- No. Manor Community Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Manor Community Academy part of an academy trust?
- Manor Community Academy 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.
- What SEN provision does Manor Community Academy have?
- The schools register lists Manor Community Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Manor Community Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.3 in 2022/23 and 46.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Manor Community Academy compare with other schools in Hartlepool?
- Manor Community Academy ranked 2nd of 5 secondary schools in Hartlepool for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 65% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Manor Community Academy's absence rate?
- Manor Community Academy's overall absence rate is 10.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Manor Community Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Manor Community 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 7 July 2026.