OFSTED
18 June 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Redcar and Cleveland
Trust
ARETÉ LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,321
1,321 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
673
50.9% of pupils
Male pupils
648
49.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.3 pts
above England
School
25.1%
Redcar and Cleveland
33.1%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.0 pts
below England
School
2.3%
Redcar and Cleveland
3.3%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Redcar and Cleveland
1.3%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
89.3%
1,179
Pakistani
2.5%
33
Any other Mixed background
1.4%
19
Indian
1.3%
17
Any other White background
1.1%
14
Any other Asian background
1.0%
13
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.0%
251 of
1,321 pupils
1.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.8 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
47.0
7.8 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.44 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
11.03%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.82 pts
higher than
England
School
11.03%
Redcar and Cleveland
6.52%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
30.29%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
14.48 pts
higher than
England
School
30.29%
Redcar and Cleveland
17.10%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.52%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.72 pts
higher than
England
School
5.52%
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.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
78.9%
13.5 pts
below England
Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form
78.9%
Redcar and Cleveland
89.6%
North East
87.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.