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Outwood Academy Redcar is located in the coastal town of Redcar, on the edge of the North York Moors National Park. The predecessor Redcar Academy, had been supported by the nationally renowed Outwood Grange Academies Trust from November 2015, and formally became Outwood Academy Redcar in October 2017.

In the summer of 2016 students achieved greatly improved GCSE outcomes, with 52% achieving A*-C in both English and mathematics, almost doubling the predecessor school’s results in one year. In the summer of 2017, GCSE outcomes climbed again, with 60% achieving the new 9-4 (A*-C) grades in both English and mathematics, and 45% achieving the new 9-5 (A*-B) grades in both English and mathematics. The Progress 8 score in 2017 of +0.23 placed the school top in Redcar top for progress that all students make from primary school, second in Redcar & Cleveland LA and 8th in the whole of the Tees Valley Five Authorities! In 2018 students achieved record results again, with 67% achieving 9-4 in both English and maths, and 49% achieving 9-5 in both. 77% of students achieved at least a grade 4 in English, and 74% in maths!

Why not come and visit, and see our fantastic students and staff at work? You are welcome any time.
Executive Principal: Andrew Wappat
Principal & LAC Lead: Melissa Brant-Smith
Vice Principal & SENCO: Graham Skidmore

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Student President Polling Day - Wednesday 7 November

On Tuesday 19 September, our entire student body will have the opportunity to vote in our annual Presidential Election, to elect their preferred candidate to lead Student Voice for the academic year 2017-2018. We were delighted, once again, to be all

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Student President Campaign Day - Tuesday 6 November

On Tuesday we had our Student Voice Campaign Day, for the four candidates aiming to become the Student President 2018-2019. April Davison, Shaun McDonald, Caitlyn Manley and Mya Cope, all Y10 were out and about at the beginning and end of school,

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GCSE Results Day - 23 August

Our fantastic Y11 and Y10 students celebrated during Results Day 2018 on the 23 August, as they collected their GCSE results, once again breaking all records in the history of Outwood Redcar!It was very emotional to see friends, families, teachers

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Notices WC 9/7/18

A selection of notices to be shared with students WC 9/7/18

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Chelsea's Choice - Hard-hitting CSE Theatre Production for Y8 - Thursday 5 July

Do you know enough about Child Sexual Exploitation/Internet Safety? With high profile cases around the country currently making the news on a regular basis, it is the duty of everyone to raise awareness of this subject. Councils, charities, support

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Outwood Arts Event at York Barbican - Wednesday 4 July

We are excited to be sending our student cast members to the Outwood Grange Academies Trust Performing Arts Festival at York Barbican tomorrow, Wednesday 4 July. Students have been rehearsing hard in the academy, with other local Outwood students at

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Outwood Family Games at John Charles Stadium, Leeds - Tuesday 3 July

We are excited for our competitors attending the Outwood Family Games Athletics Event tomorrow, Tuesday 3 July at the John Charles Stadium in Leeds, starting at 10am. This opportunity is an elite competition for athletes across our 31 academies, who

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Year 11 Leavers' Assembly and Breakfast - Tuesday 26 June

We have just had a fantastic time celebrating the five years that Year 11 have been with us, by welcoming them all back to school today for a special Leavers’ Assembly and Leavers’ Breakfast. Students arrived at 9.30am to say goodbye to their classma

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Notices Wc 2.7.08

Advance notice of notices to be shared with students WC 2/7/18

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Notices WC 25/06/18

Weekly VMG Announcements - Advance notice here for wc Monday 25th June

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