Outwood Academy Bydales
Coast Road, Marske-by-the-Sea, Redcar, TS11 6AROpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Outwood Academy Bydales is a secondary school in Redcar for ages 11 to 16. It is one of the 65 schools in Redcar and Cleveland. It ranks 3rd of 4 secondary schools in Redcar. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 18 March 2025, report published 11 May 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 18 March 2025
Outwood Academy Bydales is an ambitious school with high standards. It makes its high expectations clear to pupils and they rise to meet them. Staff care deeply for pupils and often go 'above and beyond' to support them and help them with their studies. Pupils appreciate this. There are strong, trusting relationships between pupils and staff. There is a strong culture of praise in the school. Staff recognise pupils' hard work and positive contributions by giving pupils 'praise points', 'star of the week' and 'beautiful book' awards. These motivate pupils. Pupils are happy and demonstrate industrious attitudes to learning. They follow the school's routines consistently. This ensures the school is calm and purposeful. Pupils experience great success. Not only is this reflected in public examination results but also through the wide range of opportunities for pupils' personal development. The school promotes these well, for example by awarding pupils with 'honours' badges, as part of the 'Outwood Honours Programme'. These accolades recognise pupils' academic and personal accomplishments both in and out of school. Pupils appreciate the opportunities they get to develop their interests and talents, such as in sports, robotics, sign language and the performing arts.
What the school should improve
- Recent positive changes to some subjects, and how they are taught, are not fully embedded. This means that the full impact of the curriculum in these areas has not been realised. The school should further improve and embed the curriculum in these areas so that pupils achieve well across all subjects.
- The curriculum does not support some disadvantaged pupils to develop their vocabulary, spelling and grammar knowledge as well as it should. This hinders them from communicating their ideas accurately and fluently across the curriculum. The school should further develop the curriculum so that pupils, especially those who are disadvantaged, develop these literacy skills securely.
Exam results
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
143 pupils in the year group
Pupil numbers and mix
832 pupils on roll, with places for 800
Schools near Outwood Academy Bydales
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rye Hills Academy | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 51.9 |
| Huntcliff School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 49.3 |
| Outwood Academy Redcar | 2 miles | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | Attainment 8: 37.3 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 50.4 |
| Freebrough Academy | 4 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | Attainment 8: 46.4 |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Robert McGreal
- Phone
- 01642474000
- Address
- Coast Road, Marske-by-the-Sea, Redcar, TS11 6AR
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- URN
- 141399
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.