Nunthorpe Academy

State-Funded School

nunthorpe-academy-redcar-and-cleveland-north-east

North EastRegion

Redcar and ClevelandLocal Authority

RedcarConstituency

TS7 0LAPostcode

0.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Nunthorpe Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Redcar and Cleveland, North East.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,321 pupils. Nunthorpe Academy is part of ARETÉ LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 47
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 45.3%
EBacc average point score: 4.23

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,321

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

25%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,321
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: ARETÉ LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
26 Nov 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
8 Sept 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
6 May 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.