Outwood Academy Bydales

What Outwood Academy Bydales does

Outwood Academy Bydales is a state-funded secondary academy located in Marske-by-the-Sea, Redcar and Cleveland, England, serving pupils aged 11-16 across Years 7-11. The school joined Outwood Grange Academies Trust in 2014 and is rated Good by Ofsted, operating under the regulatory framework of the Department for Education and the Office for Standards in Education.

The academy delivers a standard English secondary curriculum leading to GCSE qualifications, supplemented by a careers programme, enrichment activities, and on-site catering. Operational technology is limited to commodity EdTech: iPay is used for parental payments and Google Classroom supports remote and blended learning. External partnerships extend the academy's surface area without altering its core delivery model: Robertson FM provides catering and facilities services, Progress Careers and local further-education colleges support post-16 pathways, and King's College, Cambridge contributes academic enrichment opportunities. An Additionally Resourced Provision (ARP) consultation launched in February 2026 signals an intent to broaden specialist SEND capacity within the existing site.

The business model is that of a UK state academy: revenue is derived primarily from per-pupil funding channelled through Outwood Grange Academies Trust by the Department for Education, with smaller top-up and grants streams for specific provisions such as SEND. There is no commercial tuition or fee-based revenue line, and the customer base is the locally defined pupil catchment and their parents. Financial scale is not publicly disclosed, and the disclosed 25-employee headcount is inconsistent with a full secondary-academy workforce, indicating that the figure represents a leadership or admin subset rather than total staff.

Name

Outwood Academy Bydales

Legal name

Outwood Grange Academies Trust

Website

https://bydales.outwood.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Outwood Academy Bydales is a state-funded secondary academy in Marske-by-the-Sea, England, serving pupils aged 11-16 within the Outwood Grange Academies Trust. It delivers GCSE-level education rated Good by Ofsted and supplements core curriculum with careers, enrichment, and SEND provision.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Marske-by-the-Sea

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Outwood Academy Bydales is a state-funded secondary academy that provides full-time education to students aged 11–16, including a broad academic curriculum, structured careers education and guidance, enrichment and extended learning activities, and a daily school meals service. It operates as part of the Outwood Grange Academies Trust, a not-for-profit multi-academy trust, and serves pupils resident in Marske-by-the-Sea and the wider Redcar and Cleveland area.

Product overview

Outwood Academy Bydales is a secondary school academy offering a comprehensive educational programme as part of Outwood Grange Academies Trust. The academy's product portfolio centers on its four-part Outwood Curriculum Experience: the Intrinsic Curriculum (building inclusive culture and ethos), Enhancement Curriculum (fostering personal development), Academic Curriculum (sequencing knowledge and skills), and Elective Curriculum (enriching opportunities). Core offerings include 21 subject curricula across a 5-year programme, a comprehensive Careers Education and Guidance Programme aligned with Gatsby Benchmarks, Enrichment and Extended Learning activities, the Outwood Honours Programme for student recognition, and remote education via Google Classroom. Supporting services include school meals (via Robertson FM), the Praising Stars reward system, and iPay online payment system for parental payments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary Education (Key Stages 3 & 4) Full-time, state-funded secondary schooling for pupils aged 11–16 in the Marske-by-the-Sea / Redcar and Cleveland catchment, leading to GCSE qualifications and onward progression.
• Careers Education and Guidance Programme Structured careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) for Years 7–11, including employer encounters, workplace experiences and progression advice aligned with the Gatsby Benchmarks.
• Outwood Honours Programme Enrichment and extension programme offered under the Outwood Grange Academies Trust umbrella, designed to broaden student experience and recognise achievement beyond the academic curriculum.
• School Meals Service Daily hot and cold meal service for pupils, with cashless payment via the iPay system and free-school-meals support for eligible students.
• Praising Stars (Positive-Behaviour Reward System) Academy-wide positive-behaviour and reward system used to recognise and celebrate student conduct, effort and contribution.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Integration7 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Progress CareerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExternal careers advisors commissioned to provide high quality, independent and impartial careers education information advice and guidance. All Year 11 students receive a 1:1 Careers meeting. Advisers are based in academy one or two days per week.
• Robertson FMcoreOthersPFI catering supplier providing school meals meeting English school food standards. Supplies varied 3-week menu reviewed each term.
• Middlesbrough CollegeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAttends lunchtime drop-in sessions held first Wednesday of every month. Provides information about post-16 courses and careers.
• Prior Pursglove CollegeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAttends lunchtime drop-in sessions for post-16 opportunities and career guidance.
• Redcar & Cleveland CollegeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAttends lunchtime drop-in sessions for post-16 opportunities and career guidance.
• Northern School of ArtminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAttends lunchtime drop-in sessions for post-16 opportunities and career guidance.
• Kings College CambridgeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVisits the Academy annually to share experience of University with Y10 students through workshops and presentations.
• Outwood Grange Academies TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe academy became part of the Outwood Family of Schools in 2014. Trust provides governance, policies, and shared educational resources across member schools.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Freebrough Academy: Secondary academy in nearby Brotton serving a similar coastal Teesside catchment. Comparable on phase, intake geography and academy status, competing directly with Bydales for Redcar and Cleveland pupils.
• Nunthorpe Academy: Secondary school in Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, serving students from the same broader Teesside region. Comparable on phase, size and demographic profile.
• Outwood Grange Academy: The founding secondary academy of Outwood Grange Academies Trust, based in Wakefield. Direct peer operating under the same Outwood Curriculum Experience model, providing a benchmark for the trust's flagship practices.
• Laurence Jackson School: Secondary school in Guisborough, close to the Redcar and Cleveland catchment. Direct geographic competitor serving a similar coastal / semi-rural North East England demographic.
• Outwood Academy Redcar: Sibling secondary academy within Outwood Grange Academies Trust, based in Redcar town centre. Direct peer sharing the same trust curriculum model, governance and admissions geography.
• Huntcliff School: A secondary school also part of Outwood Grange Academies Trust, located in Saltburn-by-the-Sea just along the coast from Bydales. Direct comparable on trust affiliation, secondary-age cohort and coastal catchment.
• Rye Hills Academy: Secondary school located in the Redcar area, serving a comparable 11-16 cohort. Direct geographic competitor for parental choice within Redcar and Cleveland.
• Acklam Grange School: Secondary school in Acklam, Middlesbrough. Comparable on phase, cohort size and Teesside region, and competes for a similar parental demographic in the wider catchment area.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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