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Rye Hills Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Redcar Lane, Redcar TS10 2HN · ryehillsacademy.co.uk · 01642 484269
On the mapSearch near TS10 2HN
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 51.9
- 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
- 763
- 65% of 1,175 places
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 31.7%
- First language not English
- 3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 153 families put the school first and 159 places were offered; 100% 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 | 159 | 153 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 162 | 159 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 146 | 143 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 164 | 143 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 200 | 163 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51.9, and 55.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲51.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲55.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲76.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲54.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.75 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 144027)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 35.7 | −5.5 |
| Further education | 53 | +5.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.4 | 0 |
| Employment | 3.6 | +2.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.8 | −1.9 |
| Activity not captured | 0.6 | 0 |
Ofsted
Rye Hills Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 14 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 14 May 2024
- 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, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 144027), which Ofsted links to this one.
- Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Jan 2020Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 144027)
What parents said
80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (61 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 80%
- Replies
- 61
- 7% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 54% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (31%) with SEND