Outwood Academy Bydales
Coast Road, Marske-by-the-Sea, Redcar, TS11 6AR
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Robert McGreal
- Sponsor
- Outwood Grange Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Redcar
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 800
- Pupils on roll
- 832
- URN
- 141399
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642474000
About this school
Outwood Academy Bydales is a secondary academy in Redcar. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 832 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 175 | 147 | 143 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.0 | 48.9 | 46.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.11 -0.10 to +0.32 | +0.03 -0.20 to +0.26 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 62% | 57.8% | 55.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 83% | 79.6% | 72% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 74% | 72.8% | 58% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Outwood Academy Bydales has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Redcar and Cleveland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52 | 38.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.9 | 33.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.6 | 32.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 795 |
| 2023/24 | 802 |
| 2024/25 | 823 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Outwood Academy Bydales compares
Outwood Academy Bydales ranked 6th of 10 secondary schools in Redcar and Cleveland for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.6 | 6.4% | 22.4% | 832 | — |
| Rye Hills Academy | 51.9 | 8% | 31.4% | 763 | 1.5 miles |
| Huntcliff School | 49.3 | 8.9% | 31% | 544 | 2.0 miles |
| Outwood Academy Redcar | 37.3 | 10.8% | 52.3% | 656 | 2.4 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary | 50.4 | 7.2% | 29.9% | 737 | 2.6 miles |
| Freebrough Academy | 46.4 | 11.2% | 41.5% | 814 | 3.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.36%
- English as an additional language
- 2.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.43%
- Persistent absence
- 15.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rye Hills Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Redcar
-
Huntcliff School2.0 miles
Secondary · Saltburn By the Sea
-
Outwood Academy Redcar2.4 miles
Secondary · Redcar
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary2.6 miles
Secondary · Redcar
-
Freebrough Academy3.6 miles
Secondary · Saltburn-By-the-Sea
Other schools in Redcar
- Outwood Academy Redcar Secondary
- Rye Hills Academy Secondary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary Secondary
- Coatham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dormanstown Primary Academy Primary
- Errington Primary School Primary
- Green Gates Primary School Primary
- Ings Farm Primary School Primary
- John Emmerson Batty Primary School Primary
- Lakes Primary School Primary
- New Marske Primary School Primary
- Newcomen Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Outwood Academy Bydales teach?
- Outwood Academy Bydales teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Redcar.
- Who is the principal of Outwood Academy Bydales?
- The principal of Outwood Academy Bydales is Mr Robert McGreal, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Outwood Academy Bydales last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Outwood Academy Bydales, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Outwood Academy Bydales?
- Outwood Academy Bydales has 832 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Outwood Academy Bydales full?
- Outwood Academy Bydales has capacity for 800 pupils and 832 on roll (104%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Outwood Academy Bydales a faith school?
- No. Outwood Academy Bydales has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Outwood Academy Bydales?
- Outwood Academy Bydales is part of OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Outwood Academy Bydales's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52 in 2022/23 and 46.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Outwood Academy Bydales rank locally?
- Outwood Academy Bydales ranked 6th of 10 secondary schools in Redcar and Cleveland for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Outwood Academy Bydales's absence rate?
- Outwood Academy Bydales's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Outwood Academy Bydales's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Outwood Academy Bydales's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 6 July 2026.