Freebrough Academy
Academy sponsor led · 814 pupils
78% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.4
Academy sponsor led
Rye Hills Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 763of 1,175 places
- Free school meals
- 31.7%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 151
- Ofsted
- Good, 14 May 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Rye Hills Academy (URN 144027, until 1 June 2021).
What the data says
Rye Hills Academy has no sixth form. Of the 147 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 29% moved to a sixth form college, 54% to a further education college and 6% started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 51.9 against 46.1 across England and 44.4 in Redcar and Cleveland, with 56% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, Rye Hills Academy is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Redcar and Cleveland and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Rye Hills Academy | Redcar and Cleveland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 147 | 1,586 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 82% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 0% | 6% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 29% | 28% | 13% |
| — further education college | 54% | 50% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Rye Hills Academy | Redcar and Cleveland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 51.9 | 44.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56% | 46% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 54% | 40% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.75 | 3.94 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 28% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 44.9 | 32.8 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 54.6 | 49.7 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 2% | 3% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 150 | 99% | 89% | 28% | 20% | 77% |
| Mathematics | 150 | 99% | 88% | 21% | 22% | 81% |
| English Literature | 150 | 99% | 86% | 30% | 21% | 86% |
| Combined Science | 122 | 81% | 65% | 10% | 9% | 74% |
| History | 91 | 60% | 41% | 34% | 26% | 69% |
| Geography | 63 | 42% | 41% | 19% | 25% | 62% |
| Spanish | 44 | 29% | 19% | 39% | 27% | 93% |
| Religious Studies | 43 | 28% | 31% | 40% | 32% | 88% |
| French | 38 | 25% | 18% | 45% | 29% | 100% |
| Physics | 24 | 16% | 23% | 63% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 24 | 16% | 23% | 63% | 47% | 100% |
| Biology | 24 | 16% | 23% | 63% | 45% | 100% |
| Music | 22 | 15% | 5% | 14% | 33% | 86% |
| Photography | 18 | 12% | 6% | 17% | 19% | 94% |
| Computer Science | 16 | 11% | 13% | 44% | 30% | 94% |
| Drama | 11 | 7% | 7% | 18% | 27% | 82% |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 52 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 51 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 45 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 40 | — | — |
| Art and Design | 33 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 22 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Redcar and Cleveland
Huntcliff School
Academy sponsor led · 544 pupils
95% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.3
Laurence Jackson School
Academy sponsor led · 1,247 pupils
86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.9
Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,321 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.0
Outwood Academy Bydales
Academy sponsor led · 832 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.6
Outwood Academy Normanby
Academy sponsor led · 787 pupils
75% stayed in education · Attainment 8 35.4
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.