Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy

State-Funded School

kilton-thorpe-specialist-academy-redcar-and-cleveland-north-east

North EastRegion

Redcar and ClevelandLocal Authority

Middlesbrough South and East ClevelandConstituency

TS12 2UWPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Kilton Thorpe Specialist Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 3–19, located in Redcar and Cleveland, North East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 197 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

96%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

197

Total Pupils

73%Boys

27%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

46%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 3 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 197
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
4 Jul 2022	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
18 Sept 2015	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.