Schools in Redcar
Redcar has 22 state schools across the coastal town and its surrounding settlements, coordinated by Redcar and Cleveland Council. The borough is unusual in that many of its popular primary schools admit pupils predominantly on a straightforward distance criterion, with faith schools operating alongside community primaries. Most oversubscribed primaries in Redcar itself have historically offered places within 0.6 miles of the school.
At secondary level, Redcar has two main comprehensives serving the town. Catchment boundaries for secondary schools in the area follow postcode zones set by Redcar and Cleveland Council, but parents can express an out-of-area preference subject to availability. The council publishes final allocations and distances offered each National Offer Day, typically in March.
School demand in Redcar
Across the 21 schools in Redcar with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 93%. 7 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
4 schools in Redcar have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
20 of the schools in Redcar are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Redcar and Cleveland, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
8 of the schools in Redcar have a current Ofsted rating, of which 8 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Redcar: 5 oversubscribed (16)
Newcomen Primary School
Primary · Community school
Redcar · TS10 1NL
Dormanstown Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Redcar · TS10 5LY
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Redcar · TS11 6AE
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Redcar · TS10 1LS
Zetland Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Redcar · TS10 3JL
Riverdale Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Redcar · TS10 4HH
Westgarth Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Redcar · TS11 6AE
Green Gates Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Redcar · TS10 4HS
John Emmerson Batty Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Redcar · TS10 3PG
Ings Farm Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Redcar · TS10 2JZ
Lakes Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Redcar · TS10 4JH
New Marske Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Redcar · TS11 8BN
Wheatlands Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Redcar · TS10 2PU
Coatham Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Redcar · TS10 1QY
Wilton Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Redcar · TS6 8DY
Errington Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Redcar · TS11 7BL
Secondary Schools in Redcar (4)
Outwood Academy Bydales
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Redcar · TS11 6AR
Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary
Secondary · Academy converter
Redcar · TS10 1PJ
Outwood Academy Redcar
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Redcar · TS10 4AB
Rye Hills Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Redcar · TS10 2HN
Other Schools in Redcar (2)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Redcar 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.