OFSTED
14 May 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Redcar and Cleveland
Trust
NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
763
763 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
366
48.0% of pupils
Male pupils
397
52.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.9 pts
above England
School
31.7%
Redcar and Cleveland
33.1%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.3 pts
below England
School
3.0%
Redcar and Cleveland
3.3%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.4 pts
above England
School
2.4%
Redcar and Cleveland
1.3%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
92.3%
704
Unclassified
2.1%
16
Any other ethnic group
1.6%
12
Any other Mixed background
1.3%
10
Any other White background
0.8%
6
White and Asian
0.5%
4
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
19.7%
150 of
763 pupils
1.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.3 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
51.9
12.7 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.06 · 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
8.03%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.81 pts
higher than
England
School
8.03%
Redcar and Cleveland
6.52%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
21.24%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.42 pts
higher than
England
School
21.24%
Redcar and Cleveland
17.10%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.40%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.59 pts
higher than
England
School
3.40%
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
64.9%
27.4 pts
below England
Rye Hills Academy
64.9%
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.