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Outwood Academy Redcar

About the school

Outwood Academy Redcar 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.

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Latest inspection
16 June 2026
Published
20 July 2026
Inspection type
S5 Inspection

Published inspection outcomes

Safeguarding

Met

Inclusion

Expected standard

Curriculum and teaching

Needs attention

Achievement

Needs attention

Attendance and behaviour

Needs attention

Personal development and wellbeing

Expected standard

Leadership and governance

Needs attention

Previous inspection framework

These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.

Overall effectiveness

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding

Yes

Early years

Not applicable

Sixth form

Not applicable

Results and school context

GCSE and key stage 4

75 pupils

Attainment 8

School
37.3
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
33.30%
Redcar and Cleveland
46.20%
England
45.40%

English and maths grade 4+

School
53.30%
Redcar and Cleveland
65.20%
England
64.80%

EBacc entry

School
24.00%
Redcar and Cleveland
39.50%
England
40.50%

EBacc average point score

School
3.43
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

614

Girls

48.37%

Boys

51.63%

SEN support

20.85%

Education, health and care plan

2.44%

English as an additional language

3.40%

Eligible for free school meals in the past six years

52.28%

Overall absence

10.83

Persistent absence

30.18

Pupil destinations

DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.

After Key Stage 4

Cohort

89

Sustained education or employment

89%

Education

85%

Apprenticeship

1%

Employment

2%

Not sustained

7%

After 16–18 study

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