Schools in Redcar and Cleveland

65 open schools in this local authority, ranked by their latest Ofsted signal. How the signal works — three inspection systems currently coexist, so treat it as a guide, not a verdict.

Secondary (10)

SchoolOfstedAgesDemand
Freebrough Academy
Academy sponsor led
Outstanding (2023) · previous system11–16Usually has places available (2026 entry)
Huntcliff School
Academy sponsor led
Good (2023) · previous system11–16Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry)
Laurence Jackson School
Academy sponsor led
Good (2024) · previous system11–16Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry)
Outwood Academy Redcar
Academy sponsor led
Good (2021) · previous system11–16Usually has places available (2026 entry)
Rye Hills Academy
Academy sponsor led
Good (2024) · previous system11–16Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry)
Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary
Academy converter
Good (2022) · previous system11–16Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry)
St Peter's Catholic College
Academy converter
Good (2022) · previous system11–16Oversubscribed (2026 entry)
Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form
Academy converter
Requires improvement (2024) · previous system11–18Usually has places available (2026 entry)
Outwood Academy Normanby
Academy sponsor led
Inadequate (2024) · previous system11–16Usually has places available (2026 entry)
Outwood Academy Bydales
Academy sponsor led
No overall grade (2025)11–16Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry)

Primary (44)

SchoolOfstedAgesDemand
Bankfields Primary School
Academy converter
Most areas: Strong standard (2026)3–11Usually has places available (2026 entry)
Nunthorpe Primary Academy
Academy converter
Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system3–11Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry)
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter
Outstanding (2023) · previous system2–11Usually has places available (2026 entry)
Whale Hill Primary School
Academy converter
Most areas: Strong standard (2026)3–11Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry)
Badger Hill Academy
Academy converter
Good (2022) · previous system2–11Usually has places available (2026 entry)
Belmont Primary School
Foundation school
Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system3–11Usually has places available (2026 entry)
Caedmon Primary School
Academy converter
Good (2024) · previous system3–11Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry)
Coatham Church of England Primary School
Academy converter
Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system3–11Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry)
Dormanstown Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led
Good (2023) · previous system2–11Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry)
Errington Primary School
Academy converter
Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system2–11Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry)
Galley Hill Primary School
Academy converter
Good (2022) · previous system3–11Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry)
Grangetown Primary School
Academy converter
Good (2024) · previous system2–11Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry)
Green Gates Primary School
Academy converter
Good (2022) · previous system3–11Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry)
Handale Primary School
Academy converter
Good (2020) · previous system2–11Usually has places available (2026 entry)
Ings Farm Primary School
Academy converter
Good (2024) · previous system3–11Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry)
John Emmerson Batty Primary School
Academy converter
Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system3–11Usually has places available (2026 entry)
Lakes Primary School
Academy converter
Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system2–11Usually has places available (2026 entry)
Lockwood Primary School
Foundation school
Good (2023) · previous system3–11Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry)
New Marske Primary School
Academy converter
Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system2–11Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry)
Normanby Primary School
Academy converter
Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system3–11Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry)
Ormesby Primary School
Academy converter
Good (2024) · previous system3–11Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry)
Overfields Primary School
Academy converter
Good (2023) · previous system3–11Usually has places available (2026 entry)
Riverdale Primary School
Academy converter
Most areas: Expected standard (2026)3–11Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry)
Saint Gabriel's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter
Good (2022) · previous system3–11Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry)
Saint Paulinus Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy converter
Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system3–11Usually has places available (2026 entry)
Saltburn Primary School
Academy converter
Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system3–11Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry)
Skelton Primary School
Academy converter
Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system3–11Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry)
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter
Good (2022) · previous system3–11Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry)
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter
Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system3–11Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry)
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Academy converter
Good (2022) · previous system2–11Usually has places available (2026 entry)
Teesville Academy
Academy converter
Good (2023) · previous system3–11Usually has places available (2026 entry)
Wheatlands Primary School
Academy converter
Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system3–11Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry)
Wilton Primary Academy
Academy converter
Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system3–11Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry)
Lingdale Primary School
Academy converter
Requires improvement (2021) · previous system2–11Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry)
South Bank Community Primary School
Foundation school
Requires improvement (2024) · previous system3–11Usually has places available (2026 entry)
Chaloner Primary School
Academy converter
No overall grade (2024)2–11Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry)
Highcliffe Primary School
Foundation school
No overall grade (2025)3–11Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry)
Hummersea Primary School
Community school
No overall grade (2025)2–11Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry)
Newcomen Primary School
Community school
No overall grade (2024)3–11Usually has places available (2026 entry)
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy converter
Standards maintained (2024)2–11Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry)
St Margaret Clitherows RC Primary School
Academy converter
No overall grade (2024)3–11Oversubscribed (2026 entry)
Westgarth Primary School
Academy converter
No overall grade (2025)3–11Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry)
Whitecliffe Academy
Academy converter
Standards maintained (2025)3–11Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry)
Zetland Primary School
Academy converter
Standards maintained (2024)3–11Usually has places available (2026 entry)

Nursery, special & other (11)

SchoolOfstedAgesDemand
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Academy special converter
Outstanding (2022) · previous system3–19
Archway Academy
Academy alternative provision converter
Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system11–16
Kirkleatham Hall School
Community special school
Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system2–19
Mo Mowlam Academy
Academy special sponsor led
Most areas: Expected standard (2026)5–16
Invested Education
Other independent special school
No Ofsted rating11–16
Mackenzie Thorpe Centre
Other independent special school
No Ofsted rating4–19
Old Farm School
Other independent school
No Ofsted rating5–19
Outwood Alternative Provision Eston
Other independent school
No Ofsted rating11–16
Prior Pursglove and Stockton Sixth Form College
Academy 16-19 converter
No Ofsted rating16–19
Progress Schools - Tees Valley
Other independent school
No Ofsted rating11–16
River Tees Academy Grangetown
Free schools special
No overall grade (2025)5–19

“Demand” is first-choice applications against places at the latest entry year — admission criteria, not demand, decide offers. Data: DfE & Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources.