English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Academy converter in Hartlepool, TS25 4HA, taking ages 11 to 18, 1,420 on roll.
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In 2025/26, the furthest child offered a place lived 1.31 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Secondary applications close 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
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The circle is 1.31 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2025/26.
English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College: 1.31 miles, 2025/26 Dyke House Sports and Technology College: 1.25 miles, 2025/26, published by Hartlepool
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. 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.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children and faith criteria 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 English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College and Dyke House Sports and Technology College are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. Dyke House Sports and Technology College admitted from 1.25 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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Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Tunstall College of Science Both in reach | Secondary | 1.2 mi 2025/26 | 1.0 mi |
| Dyke House Sports and Technology College Both in reach | Secondary | 1.25 mi 2025/26 | 1.6 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| How full | 1,420 pupils in 1,647 places (86% full) |
| Trust | BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST |
| Local authority | Hartlepool |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Attainment 8 | 41.2 (2024/25) |
| Year | Progress 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 boys | 51.5% girls, 48.5% boys |
| English as an additional language | 7.7% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 36.5% 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 form | 28.0% |
| Sixth-form college | 0.4% |
| Further education college | 59.8% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.7% |
| Employment | 1.2% |
| No sustained destination recorded | 5.5% |
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
Cheapest district inside the 1.31 miles: TS25, median £120,000.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| TS25 | Hartlepool | 1.0 mi | £120,000 67 sales |
How to read this
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 1.31 miles the school admitted from in 2025/26, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.
How this compares across England: what a tight gate costs, school by school.
Source: HM Land Registry sold prices, via each district's area guide
Getting to English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College by bus
Best-served stop: Chaucer Avenue, 0.2 mi away, with 9.4 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 05:29, last 23:47.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Martyrs School | 77 yd | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 51, 3 |
| English Martyrs School | 113 yd | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 51, 3, UTCC |
| Chaucer Avenue | 0.2 mi | 9.4 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 6, 36, 51, 3A, 36A, UTCC |
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
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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 1.31 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. 1.31 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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