Huntcliff School
Marske Mill Lane, Saltburn By the Sea, TS12 1HJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SPARK EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Lynsey Wilkinson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Vision Academy Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Redcar
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 560
- Pupils on roll
- 544
- URN
- 148335
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01287621010
About this school
Huntcliff School is a secondary academy in Saltburn By the Sea. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 544 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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 | 95 | 104 | 110 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.2 | 48.0 | 49.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.08 -0.21 to +0.37 | -0.11 -0.39 to +0.16 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49% | 51.9% | 57.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 76% | 76.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 33% | 31.7% | 41.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
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 Huntcliff School 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 | 50.2 | 38.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48 | 33.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.3 | 32.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 514 |
| 2023/24 | 530 |
| 2024/25 | 535 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Huntcliff School compares
Huntcliff School ranked 3rd of 10 secondary schools in Redcar and Cleveland for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.3 | 8.9% | 31% | 544 | — |
| Freebrough Academy | 46.4 | 11.2% | 41.5% | 814 | 1.6 miles |
| Outwood Academy Bydales | 46.6 | 6.4% | 22.4% | 832 | 2.0 miles |
| Rye Hills Academy | 51.9 | 8% | 31.4% | 763 | 3.5 miles |
| Laurence Jackson School | 47.9 | 7.5% | 26.8% | 1,247 | 3.6 miles |
| Outwood Academy Redcar | 37.3 | 10.8% | 52.3% | 656 | 4.4 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)
- 31.03%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.86%
- Persistent absence
- 25.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Freebrough Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Saltburn-By-the-Sea
-
Outwood Academy Bydales2.0 miles
Secondary · Redcar
-
Rye Hills Academy3.5 miles
Secondary · Redcar
-
Laurence Jackson School3.6 miles
Secondary · Guisborough
-
Outwood Academy Redcar4.4 miles
Secondary · Redcar
Common questions
- What year groups does Huntcliff School teach?
- Huntcliff School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Saltburn By the Sea.
- Who is the headteacher of Huntcliff School?
- The headteacher of Huntcliff School is Miss Lynsey Wilkinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Huntcliff School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Huntcliff School, 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 Huntcliff School?
- Huntcliff School has 544 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Huntcliff School full?
- Huntcliff School has capacity for 560 pupils and 544 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Huntcliff School a faith school?
- No. Huntcliff School has no designated religious character.
- Is Huntcliff School a selective school?
- No. Huntcliff School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Huntcliff School?
- Huntcliff School is part of SPARK EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Huntcliff School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 50.2 in 2022/23 and 49.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Huntcliff School rank locally?
- Huntcliff School ranked 3rd of 10 secondary schools in Redcar and Cleveland for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Huntcliff School's absence rate?
- Huntcliff School's overall absence rate is 8.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Huntcliff School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Huntcliff School'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.