Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary
Mersey Road, Redcar, TS10 1PJOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary is a secondary school in Redcar for ages 11 to 16. It is one of the 65 schools in Redcar and Cleveland. It ranks 2nd of 4 secondary schools in Redcar. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in July 2022.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 12 July 2022, report published 25 September 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 12 July 2022
Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary is a school where all staff have high expectations of their pupils. Leaders have an ambitious vision for all pupils to achieve well. The Christian ethos of the school is central to this. The school has improved because of the actions leaders have taken. Pupils are proud of the school values such as strength, resilience and community. Pupils play an active role in the local community and beyond. They visit care homes and provide hampers for the elderly at Christmas. Pupils had the opportunity to visit a school in Ghana as part of an international expedition. The relationships between pupils and staff are strong. Pupils behave well in lessons and around the school. Pupils are clear about the rules they have to follow. Pupils feel safe in school. Some pupils say bullying does happen sometimes. They say that adults will not tolerate this and they sort it out straight away. Pupils enjoy their work being celebrated by leaders during 'praise Fridays'.
What the school should improve
- In some subjects, such as history and art, teachers do not use assessment precisely enough to check that pupils are secure in their knowledge of the most important curriculum content. This means that when pupils learn new information in these curriculum subjects, they find it more difficult to build on their prior knowledge. Leaders should ensure that assessment is used consistently by teachers across all curriculum subjects to pinpoint what pupils know and can do, then ensure that new learning builds securely on this.
- Some staff lack expertise in delivering strategies to support pupils with SEND across the curriculum. This means that the support pupils with SEND receive is not consistently strong across the curriculum or across the school. Leaders should ensure that all relevant staff access high-quality training on delivering specific strategies to support pupils with SEND to access the curriculum.
Exam results
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
144 pupils in the year group
Pupil numbers and mix
737 pupils on roll, with places for 886
Schools near Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outwood Academy Redcar | 0.5 miles | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | Attainment 8: 37.3 |
| Rye Hills Academy | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 51.9 |
| Outwood Academy Bydales | 3 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | Attainment 8: 46.6 |
| Progress Schools - Tees Valley | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 2.2 |
| St Peter's Catholic College | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 34.3 |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Headteacher
- Louise Dwyer
- Phone
- 01642487100
- Address
- Mersey Road, Redcar, TS10 1PJ
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- URN
- 142273
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.