Manor Community Academy
Academy sponsor led in Hartlepool, Hartlepool.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 984 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1326 |
| Free school meals | 55.60% |
| Trust or sponsor | NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST |
| Local authority | Hartlepool |
| Address | Owton Manor Lane, Hartlepool, Teesside, TS25 3PS |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | mca.northerneducationtrust.org |
| Telephone | 01429288338 |
| URN | 141686 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 11 November 2025, published 11 January 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 22 September 2021, published 14 November 2021:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College (secondary school, about 2.1 km)
- High Tunstall College of Science (secondary school, about 3.5 km)
- Dyke House Sports and Technology College (secondary school, about 4.6 km)
- St Michael's Catholic Academy (secondary school, about 5.2 km)
- Northfield School and Sports College (secondary school, about 6.3 km)
- Outwood Academy Riverside (secondary school, about 9.2 km)
- North Shore Academy (secondary school, about 10.0 km)
- St Peter's Catholic College (secondary school, about 10.3 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.