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Dyke House Sports and Technology College

Mapleton Road, Hartlepool, TS24 8NQ ·

Ofsted:Outstanding· 2022
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At a glance

A state secondary academy for ages 11–16 in Hartlepool. Rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection (March 2022). GCSE results are above the England average (Attainment 8: 49.2 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 239 families put it first for 264 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
11–16
Pupils
1,293
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Hartlepool
Academy trust
NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
Headteacher
Mr Dean Cope
Opened
Apr 2013

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 15 Mar 2022
OutstandingOverall effectiveness
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Sixth form
Outstanding

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 237 pupils

Attainment 8
49.2
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
57.4%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
75.1%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
-0.04
2023/24 · CI -0.23 to 0.14
This school
49.2
Hartlepool
42.4
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
264
1st preferences
239
All applications
562
1st prefs per place
0.91
Fewer first choices than places

237 of 239 first-preference applicants were offered a place (99%). 1 offers went to families living in another council area.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
1,294
Capacity
1,360
95% full
Girls / boys
49/51
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)54.9%
  • English as an additional language9.8%
  • SEN support15.7%
  • Education, Health and Care plan0.7%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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