OFSTED
20 January 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
19 January 2022
Graded inspection
Good
Published
9 March 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy special sponsor led
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Redcar and Cleveland
Trust
HORIZONS SPECIALIST ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
101
101 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
12
11.9% of pupils
Male pupils
89
88.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
57.4 pts
above England
School
82.2%
Redcar and Cleveland
33.1%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.3 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Redcar and Cleveland
3.3%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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.
White British
97.0%
98
Any other Mixed background
1.0%
1
Gypsy / Roma
1.0%
1
White and Black Caribbean
1.0%
1
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
100.0%
101 of
101 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
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
2023/24
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2023/24.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
1.8
37.9 pts
below England
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
22.29%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
16.07 pts
higher than
England
School
22.29%
Redcar and Cleveland
6.52%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
58.18%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
42.37 pts
higher than
England
School
58.18%
Redcar and Cleveland
17.10%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
15.45%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
13.65 pts
higher than
England
School
15.45%
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 not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
153.0%
73.2 pts
above England
Mo Mowlam Academy
153.0%
Redcar and Cleveland
89.0%
North East
88.8%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.