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Other independent special school · Mixed · ages 11–16Redcar and Cleveland, Cleveland TS11school website

A special school in Redcar and Cleveland for ages 11–16: the Department for Education has not published destination figures for it, so this page relies on the school’s own results and subjects.

Ofsted
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Places
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Pupils
18

Ofsted: Not covered by Ofsted school inspections. Places: the last distance at which places were offered is not on file (it comes from Redcar and Cleveland’s allocation statistics). Pupils: of 20 places.

GCSE · Year 11 · 2025

How do GCSE results compare?

7.4Attainment 8 score, out of 90
This school7.4
Redcar and Cleveland44.4
England46.1

Attainment 8 — average GCSE points across eight subjects, English and maths counted twice; grade 5 in everything scores 50.

DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · 6 pupils in Year 11

0% got grade 5 or above in both English and maths (Redcar and Cleveland 46%, England 45%).

Grade 5 — a “strong pass”; grade 4 is a “standard pass”. Progress 8 is not published for 2025: this cohort had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020–21, so there is no baseline.

All GCSE measures10
MeasureInvested EducationRedcar and ClevelandEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)7.444.446.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths0%46%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths0%65%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects0%40%41%
EBacc average point score0.363.944.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort—32%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils—32.834.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils—49.750.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)———
English as an additional language—3%19%
Subjects · 2025

What do pupils study?

40.99%of the Key Stage 3 and GCSE curriculum mapped by the subjects taken here

Mapped — the share of the 2,029 learning outcomes the Department for Education sets for these stages that the subjects taken here cover, weighted by how many pupils take each.

DfE subject entries 2025 · curriculum catalogue by sch.today

Health & Safety39%
Language & Communication29%
Green & Sustainability28%
Transversal Skills26%
Mathematics & Statistics22%

Fields of knowledge — twelve fields the curriculum catalogue sorts every learning outcome into; the bars show the GCSE and A level ring.

GCSE subjects4

Entries 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.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Biology6100%23%0%45%0%
English Language6100%89%0%20%0%
Mathematics583%88%—22%—
English Literature350%86%—21%—
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications1
SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Health Studies1——
Fields of knowledge, all stages12
Health & Safety50%
Language & Communication45%
Green & Sustainability41%
Transversal Skills38%
Natural Sciences31%
Mathematics & Statistics30%
Digital & ICT Skills15%
Arts & Humanities14%
Engineering & Manufacturing14%
Law & Public Administration7%
Social & Cultural Skills5%
Business & Administration3%

Ideas pupils meet most, weighted by the share of the cohort taking the subjects that teach them:

fraction 14.3percentage 9.0ratio 8.0vocabulary 8.0audience 7.0grammar 6.5power 6.3translation 6.3equation 6.2adaptation 6.0root 6.0gradient 6.0formulae 5.5photosynthesis 5.0particle model 5.0standard form 4.7percentage change 4.7presentation 4.5estimation 4.5textual evidence 4.5linear functions 4.5reflection 4.5area 4.5congruence 4.5

Coverage counts a subject’s outcomes in proportion to the share of the cohort entered for it; Combined Science counts as two thirds of the three separate sciences. Levels follow ISCED 2011 as UNESCO maps it for the UK: Key Stage 3 is ISCED 2; GCSE and A level are both ISCED 3. Methodology: about the data.

Careers

Which jobs use what’s taught here?

12apprenticeship standards closely match the subjects pupils take

A match of what’s taught, not of entry requirements: the standards whose knowledge and skills share the most ideas with the GCSEs and A levels taken here, weighted by how many pupils take each subject.

Level 3 / Level 6 — England’s qualification levels: 3 is A level standard, 4–5 are higher apprenticeships, 6 is a bachelor’s degree.

Skills England apprenticeship standards (Open Government Licence v3.0) · ESCO occupations, © European Union, matched by sch.today · how the match works

Water industry asset maintenance technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses ratio, scale, unit conversion from Biology, Mathematics, Computing and 3 more · jobs: consumer electronics repair technician, industrial electrician, electrician
ScientistLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses sampling technique, experimental design, conclusion from Biology, Mathematics, Science · jobs: physicist, analytical chemist, geneticist
Geoscientist (integrated degree)Level 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses data interpretation, data collection, conduct field work from Biology, Computing, Geography and 1 more · jobs: geologist, geological engineer, exploration geologist
More apprenticeships9
Science manufacturing technician 2023Level 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses unit conversion, sampling, graph from Biology, Mathematics, Mathematics and 1 more · jobs: pharmaceutical engineer, chemical manufacturing quality technician, pharmacy technician
Process industry manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses graph, pressure, solution from Mathematics, Design and Technology, Mathematics and 1 more · jobs: chemical engineering technician, chemical manufacturing quality technician, chemical production manager
Artificial intelligence (AI) data specialistLevel 7 degree apprenticeship · digital · uses experimental design, scientific method, presentation from Biology, English Language, Computing and 1 more · jobs: ICT intelligent systems designer
Keeper and aquaristLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · agriculture, environmental and animal care · uses sampling technique, temperature, adaptation from Biology, Science · jobs: animal care attendant, zookeeper, zoo section leader
Non-destructive technologies technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses ratio, si unit, measurement from Biology, Mathematics, Mathematics and 1 more
Production assistant - screen and audioLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses spelling, punctuation, grammar from English Literature, English, Modern Foreign Language · jobs: factory hand, supply chain assistant, management assistant
Biomedical scientistLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses experimental design, si unit, data presentation from Biology, Science · jobs: biomedical scientist, specialist biomedical scientist, biomedical scientist advanced
Data technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · digital · uses integer, mean, multiple sources from English Language, Mathematics, Computing and 1 more · jobs: data analyst, database administrator, data scientist
FloristLevel 2 (intermediate) apprenticeship · agriculture, environmental and animal care · uses technology, osmosis, transpiration from Biology, Mathematics
Admissions

How do you get a place?

Places at special schools are allocated through an Education, Health and Care plan with Redcar and Cleveland, not by distance.

  1. Any timeAsk Redcar and Cleveland’s SEND team to name the school in the child’s EHC plan; the school is consulted before a place is offered
Redcar and Cleveland

Compare with nearby schools

Stayed in education at 16 · Attainment 8 · pupils

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.