English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,420 pupils
88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.2
Academy sponsor led
Dyke House Sports and Technology College
- Pupils on roll
- 1,293of 1,360 places
- Free school meals
- 56.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 237
- Ofsted
- Outstanding, 15 March 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Dyke House Sports and Technology College (URN 111746, until 8 March 2013).
What the data says
Dyke House Sports and Technology College has no sixth form. Of the 241 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 1% moved to a sixth form college, 79% to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 49.2 against 46.1 across England and 42.4 in Hartlepool, with 57% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, Dyke House Sports and Technology College is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Hartlepool and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Hartlepool | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 241 | 1,091 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 87% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 81% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 1% | 7% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 79% | 77% | 37% |
| — other education | — | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 5% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Hartlepool | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 49.2 | 42.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% | 43% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 60% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 43% | 30% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.45 | 3.66 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 52% | 42% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 43.3 | 35.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 55.4 | 47.7 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 9% | 5% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 237 | 100% | 89% | 17% | 20% | 79% |
| Mathematics | 237 | 100% | 88% | 14% | 22% | 77% |
| English Literature | 237 | 100% | 86% | 28% | 21% | 87% |
| Combined Science | 207 | 87% | 65% | 13% | 9% | 71% |
| Geography | 141 | 59% | 41% | 18% | 25% | 61% |
| History | 101 | 43% | 41% | 29% | 26% | 69% |
| French | 57 | 24% | 18% | 12% | 29% | 74% |
| Spanish | 47 | 20% | 19% | 6% | 27% | 74% |
| Fine Art | 36 | 15% | 9% | 3% | 28% | 56% |
| Computer Science | 35 | 15% | 13% | 11% | 30% | 60% |
| Biology | 29 | 12% | 23% | 55% | 45% | 93% |
| Physics | 27 | 11% | 23% | 67% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 27 | 11% | 23% | 70% | 47% | 100% |
| Photography | 15 | 6% | 6% | 20% | 19% | 87% |
| Arabic | 3 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Chinese | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Persian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| Citizenship Studies | 2 | 1% | 3% | — | 19% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 71 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 69 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 67 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 37 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 31 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 13 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 12 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 10 | — | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | — | — | 13% |
Other secondary schools in Hartlepool
High Tunstall College of Science
Foundation school · 1,399 pupils
88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.3
Manor Community Academy
Academy sponsor led · 984 pupils
86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.9
St Hild's Church of England School
Academy sponsor led · 581 pupils
88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 34.0
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.