Most sought-after schools in Redcar and Cleveland

Ordered by how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out.

This list is sorted by one number: first preferences per place. For each school it is the number of families who named it first, divided by the number of offers it made, in the newest year we hold. A higher number means more families wanted a place than there were places.

This is not a list of the best schools. It does not measure how good a school is, how happy the children are, or how well they do. It also does not tell you whether a child would get a place: that depends on where you live, the year, and the council's rules. It only shows how many people applied.

#	School	First preferences per place	Newest intake	Latest Ofsted
1	St Peter's Catholic College Middlesbrough, secondary	1.40	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
2	St Margaret Clitherows RC Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	1.34	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
3	Wilton Primary Academy Redcar, primary	1.25	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
4	Chaloner Primary School Guisborough, primary	1.17	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
5	Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary Redcar, secondary	1.14	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
6	Dormanstown Primary Academy Redcar, primary	1.13	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
7	Galley Hill Primary School Guisborough, primary	1.10	2026	Needs attention (Ofsted report card (current framework))
8	Nunthorpe Primary Academy Middlesbrough, primary	1.10	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
9	Highcliffe Primary School Guisborough, primary	1.07	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
10	Huntcliff School Saltburn By the Sea, secondary	1.04	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
11	Ings Farm Primary School Redcar, primary	1.02	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
12	Caedmon Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
13	Coatham Church of England Primary School Redcar, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
14	Errington Primary School Redcar, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
15	Green Gates Primary School Redcar, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
16	Hummersea Primary School Saltburn-by-the-Sea, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
17	Lingdale Primary School Saltburn-by-the-Sea, primary	1.00	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
18	Lockwood Primary School Saltburn-by-the-Sea, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
19	New Marske Primary School Redcar, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
20	Ormesby Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
21	Riverdale Primary School Redcar, primary	1.00	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
22	Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Saltburn-by-the-Sea, primary	1.00	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
23	Saltburn Primary School Saltburn-by-the-Sea, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
24	St Bede's Catholic Primary School Redcar, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
25	St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Redcar, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
26	Westgarth Primary School Redcar, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
27	Normanby Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	0.98	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
28	Skelton Primary School Saltburn-by-the-Sea, primary	0.98	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
29	Laurence Jackson School Guisborough, secondary	0.97	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
30	Outwood Academy Bydales Redcar, secondary	0.97	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
31	Rye Hills Academy Redcar, secondary	0.96	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
32	Wheatlands Primary School Redcar, primary	0.96	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
33	Grangetown Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	0.95	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
34	Saint Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	0.95	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
35	Whale Hill Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	0.95	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
36	St Peter's Church of England Primary School Saltburn-by-the-Sea, primary	0.94	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
37	Belmont Primary School Guisborough, primary	0.93	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
38	Freebrough Academy Saltburn-By-the-Sea, secondary	0.93	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
39	Lakes Primary School Redcar, primary	0.93	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
40	Newcomen Primary School Redcar, primary	0.93	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
41	South Bank Community Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	0.93	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
42	Badger Hill Academy Saltburn-by-the-Sea, primary	0.92	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
43	Bankfields Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	0.92	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
44	Teesville Academy Middlesbrough, primary	0.90	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
45	Handale Primary School SALTBURN-BY-THE-SEA, primary	0.89	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
46	John Emmerson Batty Primary School Redcar, primary	0.89	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
47	Zetland Primary School Redcar, primary	0.89	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
48	Outwood Academy Normanby Middlesbrough, secondary	0.87	2026	Inadequate (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
49	Outwood Academy Redcar Redcar, secondary	0.86	2026	Needs attention (Ofsted report card (current framework))
50	Overfields Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	0.82	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
51	Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form Middlesbrough, secondary	0.75	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
52	Saint Paulinus Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Guisborough, primary	0.75	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
53	St Mary's Catholic Primary School Middlesbrough, primary	0.59	2026	Outstanding (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 53 schools in Redcar and Cleveland have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in Redcar and Cleveland · How we compare schools.