Councils · England · Redcar and Cleveland
Schools in Redcar and Cleveland, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 44 primary, 10 secondary — with Redcar and Cleveland’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary council source · Secondary council source
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Redcar and Cleveland's portal →Verify the exact date on the council's scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Redcar and Cleveland's portal →Verify the exact date on the council's scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN REDCAR AND CLEVELAND
Find your shortlist.
All 64 state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 44
Badger Hill Academy
Ofsted · Good
Bankfields Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Belmont Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Caedmon Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Chaloner Primary School
Not judged yet
Coatham Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Dormanstown Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Errington Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Galley Hill Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Grangetown Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Green Gates Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Handale Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Highcliffe Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Hummersea Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Ings Farm Primary School
Ofsted · Good
John Emmerson Batty Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Lakes Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Lingdale Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Lockwood Primary School
Ofsted · Good
New Marske Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Newcomen Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Normanby Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Nunthorpe Primary Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Ormesby Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Overfields Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Riverdale Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Saint Gabriel's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Saint Paulinus Catholic Primary School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Saltburn Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Skelton Primary School
Ofsted · Good
South Bank Community Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Margaret Clitherows RC Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Teesville Academy
Ofsted · Good
Westgarth Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Whale Hill Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Wheatlands Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Whitecliffe Academy
Ofsted · Good
Wilton Primary Academy
Ofsted · Good
Zetland Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 10
Freebrough Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Huntcliff School
Ofsted · Good
Laurence Jackson School
Ofsted · Good
Nunthorpe Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Outwood Academy Bydales
Ofsted · Outstanding
Outwood Academy Normanby
Ofsted · Inadequate
Outwood Academy Redcar
Ofsted · Good
Rye Hills Academy
Ofsted · Good
Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary
Ofsted · Good
St Peter's Catholic College
Ofsted · Good
Special & other · 10
Invested Education
Ofsted · Inadequate
Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Kirkleatham Hall School
Ofsted · Good
Mackenzie Thorpe Centre
Ofsted · Good
Mo Mowlam Academy
Ofsted · Good
Old Farm School
Ofsted · Good
Outwood Alternative Provision Eston
Ofsted · Good
Prior Pursglove and Stockton Sixth Form College
Ofsted · Good
Progress Schools - Tees Valley
Ofsted · Inadequate
River Tees Academy Grangetown
Not judged yet
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Redcar and Cleveland.
If you live in Redcar and Cleveland, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Redcar and Cleveland secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near Redcar and Cleveland often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.