Councils · England · Hartlepool
Schools in Hartlepool, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 30 primary, 5 secondary — with Hartlepool’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF) · Secondary scheme (PDF)
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Hartlepool’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Hartlepool’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN HARTLEPOOL
Find your shortlist.
All 42state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 30
Barnard Grove Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Good
Brougham Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Not judged
Clavering Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Good
Eldon Grove Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Good
Eskdale Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Good
Fens Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Good
Golden Flatts Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Not judged yet
Grange Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Good
Greatham CofE Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Good
Hart Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Good
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Good
Jesmond Gardens Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Good
Kingsley Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Good
Lynnfield Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Not judged yet
Rift House Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Good
Rossmere Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Good
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Good
St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Good
St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Good
St Helen's Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Good
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Good
St Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Good
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Good
Stranton Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Outstanding
Throston Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Good
Ward Jackson Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Good
West Park Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Good
West View Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 5
Dyke House Sports and Technology College
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Outstanding
English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Requires improvement
High Tunstall College of Science
Foundation school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Good
Manor Community Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Good
St Hild's Church of England School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Special & other · 7
Cambian Hartlepool School
Other independent special school · Ages 10-18 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Good
Catcote Academy
Academy special converter · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Good
Catcote Futures
Special post 16 institution · Ages 19-24 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Good
Hartlepool College of Further Education
Further education · Ages 16-99 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Good
Hartlepool Free School
Free schools special · Ages 5-19 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Not judged yet
Springwell School
Academy special converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Outstanding
Wrenfield Learning Centre
Other independent special school · Ages 7-18 · Girls · Hartlepool
Ofsted · Good
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Hartlepool.
If you live in Hartlepool, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Hartlepool secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
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