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Freebrough Academy: data, trends and context

Freebrough Academy is a secondary school in Redcar and Cleveland. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
147541
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Redcar and Cleveland
Region
North East
Trust
NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
Postcode
TS12 2SJ
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
814
FSM eligible
40.7%
EAL / First language other than English
0.90%
SEND (total)
19.0%
SEN Support
14.4%
EHCP
4.7%
White British
95.0%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
88.8%
Overall absence
11.2%
Persistent absence
28.3%
Severe absence
7.7%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
Redcar and ClevelandLocal authority89.9%10.1%5.0%
North EastRegion90.7%9.3%4.3%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
199.8%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
21.2%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.00%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
46.4
English & maths grade 5+
59.9%
English & maths grade 4+
74.6%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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Freebrough Academy is a secondary school in Redcar and Cleveland. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.