OFSTED
Latest ungraded inspection
4 October 2023
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community special school
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Redcar and Cleveland
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics
for 2025/26.
2025/26
Total pupils
215
215 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
86
40.0% of pupils
Male pupils
129
60.0% of pupils
32.9 pts
above England
School
57.7%
Redcar and Cleveland
33.1%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
15.2 pts
below England
School
5.1%
Redcar and Cleveland
3.3%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Redcar and Cleveland
1.3%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
4.2%
9
Any other ethnic group
1.9%
4
Any other Mixed background
0.9%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an
education, health and care plan.
2025/26
Pupils with SEN
100.0%
215 of
215 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
Redcar and Cleveland
23.7%
SEN support
5.1%
11 pupils
England
14.8%
9.7 pts
below
EHC plans
94.9%
204 pupils
England
6.0%
88.8 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Most common identified needs
Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder
71
Severe learning difficulty
45
Speech, language & communication
41
Profound & multiple learning difficulty
32
Specific learning difficulty
12
Moderate learning difficulty
6
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published
2025/26 Department for Education school-level data.
Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support
and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education
absence data for
2024/25.
Lower absence rates are generally
better.
2024/25
ABSENCE RATE
Overall absence
10.44%
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.22 pts
higher than
England
School
10.44%
Redcar and Cleveland
6.52%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
Persistent absence
31.65%
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
15.83 pts
higher than
England
School
31.65%
Redcar and Cleveland
17.10%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
Severe absence
3.80%
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.99 pts
higher than
England
School
3.80%
Redcar and Cleveland
2.06%
North East
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.