Outwood Academy Bydales
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Redcar, Redcar and Cleveland
Outwood Academy Bydales is a secondary school in Redcar, Redcar and Cleveland for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 18 March 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- Coast Road, Marske-by-the-Sea, Redcar, TS11 6AR
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Pupils on roll
- 832 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 18 March 2025
Strengths
- “Outwood Academy Bydales is an ambitious school with high standards.”
- “It makes its high expectations clear to pupils and they rise to meet them.”
- “Staff care deeply for pupils and often go ‘above and beyond’ to support them and help them with their studies.”
To improve
- “Leaders have recognised the need for greater ambition in a few other subjects.”
- “Some pupils start the school with gaps in their literacy skills.”
- “However, support for some other aspects of pupils’ literacy is less effective.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 56% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 46.6 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 136 first-preference applications, 140 offers in total, 136 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Redcar and Cleveland.
- Rye Hills Academy 1.5 mi Good
- Huntcliff School 2.0 mi Good
- Outwood Academy Redcar 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary 2.6 mi Good
- Freebrough Academy 3.6 mi Outstanding
- Laurence Jackson School 3.9 mi Good
- Outwood Academy Normanby 5.9 mi Inadequate
- St Peter's Catholic College 6.1 mi Good