Freebrough Academy
About the school
Freebrough Academy is an open secondary school in Redcar and Cleveland.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 10 January 2023
- Published
- 15 February 2023
- Inspection type
- Academy First Section 5
- Latest outcome
- Outstanding
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 46.4
- Redcar and Cleveland
- 44.4
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Redcar and Cleveland
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 59.90%
- Redcar and Cleveland
- 46.20%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 74.60%
- Redcar and Cleveland
- 65.20%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 47.20%
- Redcar and Cleveland
- 39.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.27
- Redcar and Cleveland
- 3.94
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
821
Girls
46.65%
Boys
53.35%
SEN support
12.30%
Education, health and care plan
4.63%
English as an additional language
0.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
41.53%
Overall absence
11.21
Persistent absence
28.26
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
162
Sustained education or employment
85%
Education
78%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
12%