High Tunstall College of Science
Foundation school in Hartlepool, TS26 0LQ, taking ages 11 to 16, 1,399 on roll.
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In 2025/26, the furthest child offered a place lived 1.2 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Secondary applications close 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
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The circle is 1.2 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2025/26.
High Tunstall College of Science: 1.2 miles, 2025/26 English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College: 1.31 miles, 2025/26, published by Hartlepool
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When High Tunstall College of Science is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.
Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary. The labels on the map are postcode districts whose centre falls inside both circles; each opens the district's guide.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
One published year so far: 2025/26, from Hartlepool. With two or more, the map can draw any of them.
Source: Hartlepool, published admission distances, 2025/26
Where High Tunstall College of Science and English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College admitted from 1.31 miles in 2025/26, published by Hartlepool. Its own page has the rest of its figures.
1 postcode district falls inside both distances, and none has enough recorded sales around its centre to rank on price: TS26. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.
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If the answer is no, you can appeal. In Hartlepool, 4 of 22 secondary appeals succeeded in 2025 (18.2%; England 19.9%), counted for all the council's schools together. How every council compares.
Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to High Tunstall College of Science that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College Both in reach | Secondary | 1.31 mi 2025/26 | 1.0 mi |
| Dyke House Sports and Technology College Both in reach | Secondary | 1.25 mi 2025/26 | 1.3 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | No religious character |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 1,399 pupils in 1,394 places (100% full) |
| Local authority | Hartlepool |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Attainment 8 | 44.3 (2024/25) |
| Year | Progress 8 |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | not published |
| 2023/24 | -0.32 |
| 2022/23 | -0.63 |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to High Tunstall College of Science
| Girls and boys | 48.0% girls, 52.0% boys |
| English as an additional language | 4.4% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 29.7% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
Where High Tunstall College of Science's Year 11 went next
| Stayed for the sixth form | 2.0% |
| Sixth-form college | 0.4% |
| Further education college | 85.7% |
| Apprenticeship | 1.2% |
| Employment | 3.3% |
| No sustained destination recorded | 5.7% |
DfE destination measures, 2022/23. Broad categories only: the DfE does not publish which named schools or colleges pupils moved to.
Postcode districts within 1.2 miles
Districts whose centre falls inside 2025/26's distance. A district is wide, so check the address itself rather than the list.
| District | Area | From the school |
|---|---|---|
| TS26 | Hartlepool | 0.6 mi |
Getting to High Tunstall College of Science by bus
Best-served stop: Woodlands Grove, 129 yd away, with 1.0 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 07:31, last 18:29.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlands Grove | 129 yd | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 51 |
| Woodlands Grove | 140 yd | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 51 |
| Four Winds Court | 0.1 mi | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 51 |
These are scheduled departures, not buses observed running. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two rows.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), week of 8 Sep 2026
The fee-paying alternative
Weighing High Tunstall College of Science against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around TS26: ages, selection, and how full each one is → What it costs to live at TS26 0LQ, by the school: council tax, energy, prices, rent, stamp duty →
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Common questions
What is the catchment area for High Tunstall College of Science?
High Tunstall College of Science does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2025/26 lived 1.2 miles away, per Hartlepool.
How close do I need to live to get a place at High Tunstall College of Science?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 1.2 miles was enough in 2025/26, and at 100% full the school has little slack. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near High Tunstall College of Science guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
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