Rye Hills Academy
About the school
Rye Hills 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
- 14 May 2024
- Published
- 20 June 2024
- Inspection type
- Academy First Section 5
- Latest outcome
- Good
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
- 51.9
- 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
- 55.60%
- Redcar and Cleveland
- 46.20%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 76.20%
- Redcar and Cleveland
- 65.20%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 54.30%
- Redcar and Cleveland
- 39.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.75
- 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
789
Girls
49.43%
Boys
50.57%
SEN support
15.59%
Education, health and care plan
1.52%
English as an additional language
3.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
31.43%
Overall absence
8.03
Persistent absence
21.24
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
147
Sustained education or employment
91%
Education
82%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
7%