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English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College

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Academy converter in Hartlepool, TS25 4HA, taking ages 11 to 18, 1,420 on roll.

No current grade Ofsted, Mar 2025
1.3117178470677422 mi Admitted from, 2025/26
86% Full

Will an address get in?

In the 2025/26 round, the furthest-away child offered a place at English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College lived 1.3117178470677422 miles away, according to Hartlepool. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.

Applying for September 2027? Secondary applications close on 31 October 2026, with offers on 1 March 2027. The address on the deadline is the one the council uses. How it works.

The circle is 1.3117178470677422 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2025/26. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.

This is not a catchment area. Most English schools do not have one. When English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College 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. 1.3117178470677422 miles was last year's outcome, not a boundary and not a promise.

What kind of school this is

AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterRoman Catholic
Sixth formHas a sixth form
How full 1,420 pupils in 1,647 places (86% full)
TrustBISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
Local authorityHartlepool

Department for Education register (GIAS).

How the school is doing

Attainment 8 41.2 (2024/25)
YearProgress 8
2024/25 not published
2023/24 -0.57
2022/23 -0.35

Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.

Who goes to English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College

Girls and boys51.5% girls, 48.5% boys
English as an additional language7.7% of pupils
Free school meals36.5% of pupils eligible

DfE school census, most recent published year.

Where English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College's Year 11 went next

Stayed for the sixth form28.0%
Sixth-form college0.4%
Further education college59.8%
Apprenticeship4.7%
Employment1.2%
No sustained destination recorded5.5%

DfE destination measures, 2022/23. Broad categories only: the DfE does not publish which named schools or colleges pupils moved to.

What it costs to live within reach of English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College

The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 1.3117178470677422 miles the school admitted from in 2025/26, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is TS26 at £86,999; the dearest, TS25, £116,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.

DistrictAreaFrom the schoolMedian sold price
TS26 Hartlepool 0.9 mi £86,999 198 sales
TS25 Hartlepool 1.0 mi £116,000 64 sales

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.

The fee-paying alternative

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Checking the house as well as the school

The full report measures the distance from every nearby school to one address, alongside sold prices, flood risk, crime and the other checks on the same house.

Common questions

What is the catchment area for English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College?

English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College 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 1.3117178470677422 miles away, per Hartlepool.

How close do I need to live to get a place at English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College?

Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 1.3117178470677422 miles was enough in 2025/26. 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 English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College guarantee a place?

No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings and faith criteria 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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