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.
- 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
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%