Freebrough Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jan 11 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Unique reference
- 147541
- Address
- Linden Road, TS12 2SJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 832 (81% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.2%
- Girls
- 48.8%
- First language not English
- 0.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.4%
- Persistent absence
- 29.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.8%
White British 95.6%
Mixed 2.2%
Other White 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.06
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.33
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 56%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 60%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.9
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.62
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 8 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 39 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 18 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 22 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 39 |
| Biology | GCSE | 22 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 22 |
| English Language | GCSE | 141 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 141 |
| French | GCSE | 77 |
Admissions
Freebrough Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 177
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 154
- 2nd preference
- 42
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 153
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 198 92 106 |
| Year 8 | 185 105 80 |
| Year 9 | 159 93 66 |
| Year 10 | 148 74 74 |
| Year 11 | 142 62 80 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 83.8% 85.6% |
Further education | 62.0% 50.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 7.1% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 19.0% 25.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.5% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 7.8% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.4% 1.2% |