Outwood Academy Redcar
Kirkleatham Lane, Redcar, TS10 4AB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma Trattles
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Outwood Grange Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Redcar
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 862
- Pupils on roll
- 656
- URN
- 145188
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642289211
About this school
Outwood Academy Redcar is a secondary academy in Redcar. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 656 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Outwood Academy Redcar, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 89 | 120 | 75 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.5 | 39.6 | 37.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.55 -0.86 to -0.25 | -1.02 -1.28 to -0.76 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% | 40.8% | 33.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 56.7% | 53.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 25% | 19.2% | 24% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
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 Redcar 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 | 40.5 | 38.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.6 | 33.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 37.3 | 32.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 597 |
| 2023/24 | 618 |
| 2024/25 | 614 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Outwood Academy Redcar compares
Outwood Academy Redcar ranked 8th of 10 secondary schools in Redcar and Cleveland for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 31% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37.3 | 10.8% | 52.3% | 656 | — |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary | 50.4 | 7.2% | 29.9% | 737 | 0.5 miles |
| Rye Hills Academy | 51.9 | 8% | 31.4% | 763 | 0.9 miles |
| Outwood Academy Bydales | 46.6 | 6.4% | 22.4% | 832 | 2.4 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic College | 34.3 | 9% | 55.2% | 572 | 4.2 miles |
| Outwood Academy Normanby | 35.4 | 12.2% | 53.2% | 787 | 4.2 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 52.28%
- English as an additional language
- 3.4%
- Overall absence
- 10.83%
- Persistent absence
- 30.18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary0.5 miles
Secondary · Redcar
-
Rye Hills Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Redcar
-
Outwood Academy Bydales2.4 miles
Secondary · Redcar
-
St Peter's Catholic College4.2 miles
Secondary · Middlesbrough
-
Outwood Academy Normanby4.2 miles
Secondary · Middlesbrough
Other schools in Redcar
- Outwood Academy Bydales 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 ages does Outwood Academy Redcar teach?
- Outwood Academy Redcar teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Redcar.
- Who is the headteacher of Outwood Academy Redcar?
- The headteacher of Outwood Academy Redcar is Mrs Gemma Trattles, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Outwood Academy Redcar been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Outwood Academy Redcar, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Outwood Academy Redcar?
- Outwood Academy Redcar has 656 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Outwood Academy Redcar full?
- Outwood Academy Redcar has capacity for 862 pupils and 656 on roll (76%), so it has space against 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 Redcar a faith school?
- No. Outwood Academy Redcar has no designated religious character.
- Is Outwood Academy Redcar a selective school?
- No. Outwood Academy Redcar is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Outwood Academy Redcar part of an academy trust?
- Outwood Academy Redcar 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 Redcar's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.5 in 2022/23 and 37.3 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 Redcar compare with other schools in Redcar and Cleveland?
- Outwood Academy Redcar ranked 8th of 10 secondary schools in Redcar and Cleveland for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 31% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% 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 Redcar's absence rate?
- Outwood Academy Redcar's overall absence rate is 10.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Outwood Academy Redcar's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Outwood Academy Redcar'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 10 July 2026.