Freebrough Academy
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Saltburn-By-the-Sea (Redcar and Cleveland).
Attainment 8
44
▼ 2.2 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
54.9%
▲ 9pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
88.8%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
21.6
▲ 4.9 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
40.7%
▲ 13pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
16.3%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
81%
814 / 1,000 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Outstanding
last graded, 2023
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Freebrough Academy is a secondary school located in Saltburn-By-the-Sea, Redcar and Cleveland. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 and currently has 821 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,000. It is part of the NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST. The school is led by Mr Michael Garthwaite.
Enrichment
13 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- NORTHERN Model
- Our Academy Academy Day
- Alumni
- Social Media
- Train to Teach
- Recruitment
- Bromcom
- CPOMS
- Sparx Maths
- Net Geography
- Net History
- English Podcasts
- In this section Academy Day
Key facts
- URN
- 147541
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2019
Governing body (11 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Sarah Johnson | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Daniela Lord | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Dougie Forteath | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Laura Travis-Waller | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Adam Palmer | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Ms Fiona Atkinson | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Alex Smith | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Michael Garthwaite | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Lisa Hampton | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Janet Husband | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Jane Wilson | Local Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2019 |
| Ms Helen Challinor Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Joy Blackburn Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Gemma Knox Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record