School admissions in Redcar
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 2 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Redcar in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 16 schools in Redcar first 483 times for 486 places: 0.99 first choices per place, against 0.99 across the Redcar and Cleveland authority's 44 schools. 3 of the 16 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.67 miles (Dormanstown Primary Academy) to 1.38 miles (Ings Farm Primary School).
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 4 schools in Redcar first 573 times for 581 places: 0.99 first choices per place, against 0.97 across the Redcar and Cleveland authority's 10 schools. One of the 4 had more first choices than places.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
16 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilton Primary Academy | 1.25 | 12 | not published |
| Dormanstown Primary Academy | 1.13 | 30 | 0.67 miles |
| Ings Farm Primary School | 1.02 | 60 | 1.384 miles |
| Coatham Church of England Primary School | 1.00 | 30 | not published |
| Errington Primary School | 1.00 | 25 | not published |
| Green Gates Primary School | 1.00 | 24 | not published |
| New Marske Primary School | 1.00 | 21 | not published |
| Riverdale Primary School | 1.00 | 18 | not published |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School | 1.00 | 28 | not published |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School | 1.00 | 45 | not published |
| Westgarth Primary School | 1.00 | 35 | not published |
| Wheatlands Primary School | 0.96 | 49 | not published |
| Newcomen Primary School | 0.93 | 45 | not published |
| Lakes Primary School | 0.93 | 27 | not published |
| John Emmerson Batty Primary School | 0.89 | 19 | not published |
| Zetland Primary School | 0.89 | 18 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
4 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary | 1.14 | 146 |
| Outwood Academy Bydales | 0.97 | 140 |
| Rye Hills Academy | 0.96 | 159 |
| Outwood Academy Redcar | 0.86 | 136 |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.