The Horizon School, Hartlepool
The Horizon School, Hartlepool is a pupil referral unit in Hartlepool for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 91 pupils. About 85 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2023.
C.E.T.L, Brierton Lane, Horizon School, CETL, Hartlepool, TS25 4BY01429 264950hartlepoolpru.co.ukMiss Sarah Nevison head teacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 7 March 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Outstanding overall.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 20 November 2019 | Ungraded | School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next |
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.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (26), Moderate learning difficulty (6), Specific learning difficulty (4), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (3), language and communications needs (2), Autistic spectrum disorder (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 91 | 65 | 37 | 24 | 17 | 20 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 85% | 89% | 81% | 67% | 77% | 70% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 0% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 35% | 41% | 46% | 24% | 40% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 8% | 3% | 21% | 0% | 0% |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 9 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 56% | 29% | 38% |
| Education | 33% | 29% | 38% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 22% | 0% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 44% | 71% | 50% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rift House Primary School | Council | 670 m | 254 | Good 2024 | 41 | Compare |
| Eskdale Academy | Academy | 680 m | 179 | Report card 2026 | 27 | Compare |
| Kingsley Primary School | Council | 700 m | 432 | Not inspected | 45 | Compare |
| Rossmere Academy | Academy | 700 m | 421 | Not inspected | 37 | Compare |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 870 m | 299 | Good 2023 | 30 | Compare |
| English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College | Academy | 0.6 miles | 1,420 | No overall grade 2025 | 9 | Compare |
| Manor Community Academy | Academy | 0.7 miles | 984 | Report card 2025 | 46 | Compare |
| Grange Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 360 | Not inspected | 56 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Horizon School, Hartlepool a good school?
The Horizon School, Hartlepool doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in March 2023.
What is The Horizon School, Hartlepool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Horizon School, Hartlepool outstanding at its last full inspection on 7 March 2023.
How many pupils does The Horizon School, Hartlepool have?
91 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- C.E.T.L, Brierton Lane, Horizon School, CETL, Hartlepool, TS25 4BY
- Telephone
- 01429 264950
- Website
- www.hartlepoolpru.co.uk
- Head Teacher
- Miss Sarah Nevison
- Type of school
- Pupil referral unit (Pupil referral unit, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Hartlepool
- Ward
- Manor House
- Constituency
- Hartlepool
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 June 1997
- URN
- 131294 · LAESTAB 8051100 · UKPRN 10016921
- Formerly
- Crown Centre
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.
- 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, consistent financial reporting 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.