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Huntcliff School

Saltburn By the Sea, TS12 1HJ · Redcar and Cleveland · secondary school

Ofsted: Good · 2023 Inspected 2 years ago Mixed Secondary
5.9/10 Broadly average

4th of 10 secondary schools in Redcar and Cleveland we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 7.7/10 against 774 of them, against 6.2/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Ofsted 52 35% 1.81
Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 57.3 · 78 30% 2.34
Progress 8 2023/24 -0.11 · 42 25% 1.04
Attainment 8 2024/25 49.3 · 68 10% 0.68

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. Ofsted rated the school Good in September 2023. In 2024/25, 57.3% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 49.3, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.11 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did slightly worse than peers nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (7.7 out of 10 against similar schools, 6.2 out of 10 against all schools).

Getting in. The school has 535 pupils in a capacity of 560, leaving 25 spare places. The school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who are falling behind in English and maths? What specific support is available for students aiming to improve their Progress 8 scores? How does the school manage the competitive nature of admissions for new entrants?

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