Catcote Academy
Catcote Academy is a special academy in Hartlepool for boys and girls aged 11 to 19. It has 233 pupils and room for 235. About 67 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England.
Catcote Road, Hartlepool, TS25 4EZ01429 264036catcoteacademy.co.ukMrs Lisa Greig headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
36 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | Hartlepool | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 36 | 33 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 21 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | – | – | – | – | 1.4 | – | 43.1 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | – | – | – | -1.73 | – | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | – | – | – | – | 0% | – | 43% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | – | – | – | – | 0% | – | 61% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | – | – | – | – | 0.15 | – | 3.71 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | – | – | – | – | 0% | – | 29% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | – | – | – | – | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | – | – | – | – | 4.3 | – | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | – | – | – | 0.0 | – | – | – |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Hartlepool council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with autism, moderate learning difficulties, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Hartlepool with autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Moderate learning difficulty (82), Autistic spectrum disorder (71), Severe learning difficulty (63), Profound and multiple learning difficulty (10), Physical disability (2), emotional and mental health (2).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 233 | 218 | 211 | 202 | 195 | 187 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 64% | 62% | 61% | 56% | 52% | 53% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.9% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 8.1% | 8.6% | 9.0% | 9.4% | 14.8% | 5.4% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 5.4% | 6.0% | 6.9% | 7.2% | 13.8% | 3.8% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 0.9% | 1.6% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 24.5% | 27.6% | 32.5% | 30.4% | 64.0% | 13.3% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.9 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 26 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 100%, compared with 100% for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2019/20 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 100% | 89% | 96% | 87% |
| Education | 100% | 89% | 96% | 87% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 0% | 11% | 4% | 13% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other special schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College | Academy | 230 m | 1,420 | No overall grade 2025 | 9 | Compare |
| Rift House Primary School | Council | 590 m | 254 | Good 2024 | 41 | Compare |
| Eldon Grove Academy | Academy | 650 m | 496 | Good 2024 | 71 | Compare |
| Kingsley Primary School | Council | 710 m | 432 | Not inspected | 45 | Compare |
| The Horizon School, Hartlepool | Pupil referral unit | 0.8 miles | 91 | Outstanding 2023 | – | Compare |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool | Academy | 0.8 miles | 236 | Good 2024 | 66 | Compare |
| High Tunstall College of Science | Foundation | 0.9 miles | 1,399 | No overall grade 2025 | 30 | Compare |
| West Park Primary School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 343 | Good 2024 | 48 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Catcote Academy a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Catcote Academy yet.
How many pupils does Catcote Academy have?
233 pupils aged 11 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 235 places, so it is 99% full.
What is attendance like at Catcote Academy?
Pupils were in school 91.9% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 25% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Catcote Academy have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for autism, moderate learning difficulties, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does Catcote Academy have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Catcote Road, Hartlepool, TS25 4EZ
- Telephone
- 01429 264036
- Website
- www.catcoteacademy.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Greig
- Type of school
- Special academy (Academy special converter, academies)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Hartlepool Aspire Trust (1 schools)
- Local authority
- Hartlepool
- Ward
- Manor House
- Constituency
- Hartlepool
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 August 2013 (academy converter)
- URN
- 139976 · LAESTAB 8057026 · UKPRN 10042626
- Formerly
- Catcote School
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.