Secondary schools in Redcar and Cleveland
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Redcar and Cleveland has 10 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 1,586 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 85% stayed in education (England 86%): 6% in a school sixth form, 28% at a sixth form college, 50% at a further education college.
4% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 49% of students in Redcar and Cleveland went to university (England 37%), and 17% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 44.4 against 46.1 for England; 46% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Redcar and Cleveland against England
| Measure | Redcar and Cleveland | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 1,586 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 6% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 28% | 13% |
| — further education college | 50% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 6% |
State-funded secondary schools (10)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freebrough AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 814 | 78% | 0% | 48% | 4% | — | 46.4 | 60% |
| Huntcliff SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 544 | 95% | 2% | 48% | 3% | — | 49.3 | 57% |
| Laurence Jackson SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1,247 | 86% | — | 50% | 3% | — | 47.9 | 48% |
| Nunthorpe School & Sixth FormAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,321 | 84% | 27% | 46% | 6% | 59% | 47.0 | 45% |
| Outwood Academy BydalesAcademy sponsor led | 832 | 85% | 2% | 39% | 6% | — | 46.6 | 56% |
| Outwood Academy NormanbyAcademy sponsor led | 787 | 75% | 1% | 58% | 3% | — | 35.4 | 30% |
| Outwood Academy RedcarAcademy sponsor led | 656 | 85% | 0% | 64% | 1% | — | 37.3 | 33% |
| Rye Hills AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 763 | 82% | 0% | 54% | 6% | — | 51.9 | 56% |
| Sacred Heart Catholic SecondaryAcademy converter | 737 | 96% | 3% | 49% | 2% | — | 50.4 | 56% |
| St Peter's Catholic CollegeAcademy converter | 572 | 83% | 1% | 66% | 1% | — | 34.3 | 24% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (9)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Farm Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | 6.9 | 0% |
| Outwood Alternative Provision Estonindependent · Other independent school | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4 | 0% |
| Progress Schools - Tees Valleyindependent · Other independent school | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 0% |
| Prior Pursglove and Stockton Sixth Form Collegesixth form · Academy 16-19 converter | 0 | — | — | — | — | 49% | — | — |
| Invested Educationspecial · Other independent special school | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 7.4 | 0% |
| Kirkleatham Hall Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 215 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academystate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 197 | 100% | 0% | 11% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Mo Mowlam Academystate · Academy special sponsor led | 101 | 65% | 0% | 41% | 0% | — | — | — |
| River Tees Academy Grangetownstate · Free schools special · sixth form | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | 17.1 | 0% |