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Huntcliff School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Marske Mill Lane, Saltburn By the Sea TS12 1HJ · huntcliff.co.uk · 01287 621010
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Redcar and Cleveland 44.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 544
- 97% of 560 places
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 33.5%
- First language not English
- 0.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 122 families put the school first and 117 places were offered; 96% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 117 | 122 | 1▲ | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 121 | 121 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 104 | 92 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 112 | 111 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 103 | 87 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.3, and 57.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Redcar and Cleveland it was 44.4, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲57.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲76.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ●41.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.43 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 111726)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1 | — |
| Sixth form college | 38.5 | −3.2 |
| Further education | 43.3 | −1.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.8 | +2.9 |
| Employment | 1 | −4.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.7 | +4.8 |
| Activity not captured | 3.8 | +1.9 |
Ofsted
Huntcliff School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 14 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 14 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 111726), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111726)
Before September 2019
Feb 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111726)
Jan 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111726)
What parents said
66% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (77 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 66%
- Replies
- 77
- 15% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 32 parents (42%) with SEND