Huntcliff School

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

Redcar and ClevelandLocal Authority

RedcarConstituency

TS12 1HJPostcode

7.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Huntcliff School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Redcar and Cleveland, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 544 pupils. Huntcliff School is part of SPARK EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 49.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 57.3%
EBacc average point score: 4.43

Ethnicity

White

95%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

544

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

33%

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 544
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: SPARK EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
17 Sept 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
1 Mar 2020	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.