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Schools in Guisborough

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

Guisborough is the main market town in the Redcar and Cleveland district of North Yorkshire, with 7 schools in the catchment.school database. Laurence Jackson School is the area's secondary academy with 1,250 places and 1,235 pupils (Ofsted Good), serving families across the southern Cleveland plain. Primary provision includes Belmont (410 places), Highcliffe (420 places), Galley Hill (Ofsted Good), and Chaloner Primary, the latter of which has a very high FSM rate of 45.3% – indicating significant economic need within its catchment.

Saint Paulinus Catholic Primary School (210 places) provides denominational education for Roman Catholic families in Guisborough and the surrounding villages. Prior Pursglove and Stockton Sixth Form College, an academy 16-19 converter, offers post-16 provision. Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council coordinates school admissions; secondary applications should be submitted by late October through the council's common application process.

Primary schools in Guisborough: 1 oversubscribed (5)

Secondary Schools in Guisborough (1)

Other Schools in Guisborough (1)

Catchment area boundaries for schools in Guisborough are set by Redcar and Cleveland and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.

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