Outwood Academy Bydales
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Redcar and Cleveland
Coast Road, Redcar, TS11 6AR
70
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 18/03/2025
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.6%
15.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
832
Capacity used
Over capacity104%
800 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
145 of 147 families who put it first got an offer
148
Places offered
272
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 147 | 145 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 98 | 3 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 27 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 272 | 148 | 54% |
1st preference success by year
Redcar and Cleveland lets families list 3 preferences. 5 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Robert McGreal
- Address
- Coast Road, Marske-by-the-Sea, Redcar, TS11 6AR
- Phone
- 01642474000
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Ward / constituency
- St Germain's · Redcar
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141399
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 26% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
832 pupils · 800 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
18 March 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 23
29 November 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 861 pupils
Attendance
93.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.03 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 58% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 80% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.70 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 55.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 72% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 58% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 143 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 140 | 24% | 69% | 84% | |
| English Language | 140 | 24% | 61% | 74% | |
| English Literature | 135 | 23% | 60% | 68% | |
| History | 122 | 31% | 58% | 70% | |
| Combined Science | 100 | 3% | 28% | 56% | |
| Spanish | 42 | 21% | 50% | 79% | |
| Physics | 39 | 64% | 95% | 95% | |
| Biology | 38 | 47% | 95% | 97% | |
| Chemistry | 37 | 68% | 100% | 100% | |
| French | 36 | 25% | 53% | 61% | |
| Design & Technology | 26 | 15% | 54% | 62% | |
| Business | 21 | 33% | 52% | 62% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Redcar and Cleveland council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.