Rye Hills Academy
Redcar Lane, Redcar, TS10 2HN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Hijab Zaheer
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- North East Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Redcar
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,175
- Pupils on roll
- 763
- URN
- 148728
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642484269
About this school
Rye Hills Academy is a secondary academy in Redcar. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 763 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 | 147 | 168 | 151 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.5 | 49.7 | 51.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.29 -0.52 to -0.06 | +0.06 -0.16 to +0.27 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 59.5% | 55.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% | 76.8% | 76.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 48% | 35.1% | 54.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
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 Rye Hills Academy 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 | 47.5 | 38.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.7 | 33.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 51.9 | 32.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 860 |
| 2023/24 | 827 |
| 2024/25 | 789 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rye Hills Academy compares
Rye Hills Academy ranked 1st of 10 secondary schools in Redcar and Cleveland for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 81% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51.9 | 8% | 31.4% | 763 | — |
| Outwood Academy Redcar | 37.3 | 10.8% | 52.3% | 656 | 0.9 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary | 50.4 | 7.2% | 29.9% | 737 | 1.1 miles |
| Outwood Academy Bydales | 46.6 | 6.4% | 22.4% | 832 | 1.5 miles |
| Huntcliff School | 49.3 | 8.9% | 31% | 544 | 3.5 miles |
| Laurence Jackson School | 47.9 | 7.5% | 26.8% | 1,247 | 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)
- 31.43%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 8.03%
- Persistent absence
- 21.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Outwood Academy Redcar0.9 miles
Secondary · Redcar
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary1.1 miles
Secondary · Redcar
-
Outwood Academy Bydales1.5 miles
Secondary · Redcar
-
Huntcliff School3.5 miles
Secondary · Saltburn By the Sea
-
Laurence Jackson School4.4 miles
Secondary · Guisborough
Other schools in Redcar
- Outwood Academy Bydales Secondary
- Outwood Academy Redcar 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 Rye Hills Academy teach?
- Rye Hills Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Redcar.
- Who is the headteacher of Rye Hills Academy?
- The headteacher of Rye Hills Academy is Mr Hijab Zaheer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rye Hills Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rye Hills Academy, 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 Rye Hills Academy?
- Rye Hills Academy has 763 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Rye Hills Academy full?
- Rye Hills Academy has capacity for 1,175 pupils and 763 on roll (65%), 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 Rye Hills Academy a faith school?
- No. Rye Hills Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Rye Hills Academy?
- Rye Hills Academy is part of NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Rye Hills Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.5 in 2022/23 and 51.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rye Hills Academy rank locally?
- Rye Hills Academy ranked 1st of 10 secondary schools in Redcar and Cleveland for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 81% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rye Hills Academy's absence rate?
- Rye Hills Academy's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rye Hills Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rye Hills Academy'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.