Schools in Redcar and Cleveland

54 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Redcar and Cleveland

Primary

Offered their first choice 97.0%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 97.4% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 98.0%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 1,345
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 97.0% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.0% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is much the same as in 2016, when it was 97.4%.

The council's primary schools between them had 1,733 places for 1,345 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 93.0%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 93.3% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 97.5%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 1,452
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 93.0% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 97.5% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is much the same as in 2016, when it was 93.3%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 1,672 places for 1,452 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Redcar and Cleveland lodged 65 appeals about a school place.

48 of them were heard by a panel and 9 succeeded, which is about 19 in every 100 heard.

The other 17 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Freebrough Academy Saltburn-By-the-Sea	0.93	-	Outstanding Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Huntcliff School Saltburn By the Sea	1.04	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Laurence Jackson School Guisborough	0.97	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form Middlesbrough	0.75	-	Requires improvement Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Outwood Academy Bydales Redcar	0.97	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Outwood Academy Normanby Middlesbrough	0.87	-	Inadequate Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Outwood Academy Redcar Redcar	0.86	-	Needs attention Ofsted report card (current framework)
Rye Hills Academy Redcar	0.96	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary Redcar	1.14	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
St Peter's Catholic College Middlesbrough	1.40	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

Elsewhere

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