Freebrough Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Redcar and Cleveland
Linden Road, Saltburn-By-the-Sea, TS12 2SJ
68
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 10/01/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
88.8%
28.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
814
Capacity used
Has space81%
1,000 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
145 of 145 families who put it first got an offer
151
Places offered
188
Total applications
1.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 145 | 145 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 31 | 2 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 12 | 1 | ● 8% |
| Total | 188 | 148 | 79% |
1st preference success by year
Redcar and Cleveland lets families list 3 preferences. 7 applications came from outside the council area (2 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
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Michael Garthwaite
- Address
- Linden Road, Saltburn-By-the-Sea, TS12 2SJ
- Phone
- 01287676305
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Ward / constituency
- Brotton · Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147541
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 41% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 1% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
814 pupils · 1,000 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
10 January 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 860 pupils
Attendance
88.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
7.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
7.5%
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 | 47.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.28 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 55% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.39 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 59.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 74.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 47.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.27 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 142 | — |
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 | 17% | 62% | 76% | |
| English Language | 140 | 25% | 64% | 78% | |
| English Literature | 139 | 26% | 68% | 83% | |
| Combined Science | 111 | 15% | 51% | 66% | |
| Geography | 76 | 14% | 42% | 55% | |
| French | 67 | 22% | 73% | 84% | |
| History | 63 | 25% | 43% | 56% | |
| Art and Design | 29 | 3% | 24% | 72% | |
| Biology | 25 | 40% | 84% | 92% | |
| Physics | 24 | 33% | 83% | 92% | |
| Chemistry | 24 | 42% | 88% | 96% | |
| Computer Science | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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.