Freebrough Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jan 10 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
- 821 (81% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.3%
- Girls
- 46.7%
- First language not English
- 0.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 40.7%
- Persistent absence
- 27.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.3%
White British 95.2%
Mixed 2%
Other White 1.1%
Unclassified 0.5%
African 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 47%
Local authority average 40%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 58%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.2
Local authority average 44.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.25
Local authority average 3.93
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 16 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 20 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 8 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 17 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 19 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 29 |
| Biology | GCSE | 25 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 24 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 140 |
Admissions
Freebrough Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 151
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 145
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 145
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 172 88 84 |
| Year 8 | 185 91 94 |
| Year 9 | 174 96 78 |
| Year 10 | 148 89 59 |
| Year 11 | 142 74 68 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 84.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 48.0% 50.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 5.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 30.0% 27.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 6.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.0% 3.0% |