Transition
Welcome to Outwood Academy Bydales
A warm welcome to the Parents / Carers and children who will be joining Outwood Academy Bydales in September 2025. This page is designed to keep you informed with our Transition information / letters but also to ensure that any questions or queries you have are answered and you know how to contact us. Please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document linked here with your query in the first instance. If you are unable to find the information you require within the FAQ link, please email transition@bydales.outwood.com or telephone Reception on 01642 474000 with any queries.
Key School Contacts
Mr R McGreal - Principal
Mrs K Bradshaw - PA to Principal & Office Manager
Miss R Robinson - SENCO
Mrs H Boyes - Inclusion Officer
Mr R Wilkinson - Year 7 Learning Manager (25/26)
Please see below the Transition Welcome Letter from the Principal, Mr Robert McGreal. The letter includes important information for you to read through and some key information which you will find helpful over the coming weeks.
The letter will be sent via email to parents on Thursday 10 April 2025 to the email address we have been provided with for your child by the Local Authority during the application process. The email copy contains a unique student reference number for you to use to complete the data form within the letter for your child. If you do not receive an email from Mrs Bradshaw, please check all inboxes including your junk. If you are still unable to access the email, please contact the school transition team via this email address transition@bydales.outwood.com. If your address or email address has changed since your application, please contact School Admissions to change this (details below).
Admissions
For any admissions queries please contact the Local Authority Admissions team on 01642 837740 / 837730 Local Authority webpage, https://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/schools-and-education/school-admissions/secondary-school-admissions.
Data Collection
If you are accepting the offer for your child’s place at Outwood Academy Bydales, we would like to request that you complete a data collection form to ensure we have all the information we need regarding your child.
To complete the data collection form, please follow this link here. You will require your unique student reference number which you can find within the email sent to you on Thursday 10 April 2024.
Please can you complete the data collection form above by Friday 23 May 2025. This is to ensure we have the required biometric consents provided in time for the Transition Days starting on Monday 07 July 2025.
If you no longer require your child's place at Outwood Academy Bydales, please inform the Local Authority using the contact details above and also email the Academies transition email address - transition@bydales.outwood.com.
Uniform
We have also attached separately a letter regarding uniform and how you can order your free bundle along with any additional items you would like to purchase from the brochure (letter and brochure attached below). The uniform letter also includes details for collection and exchange of your free Bundle. Please read the letter carefully. Please ensure you follow the link within the letter to order your free bundle before Sunday 11 May 2025.
Further guidance and uniform policy on our uniform can be found here on our website - https://www.bydales.outwood.com/uniform
Transition Days
Transition days will take place for 3 days from Monday 07 July 2025 to Wednesday 09 July 2025 inclusive. Further details regarding these days will be circulated to parents nearer the time.
Parent Transition Evening
Parent Transition Evening for Y6 Parents will be held on Monday 07 July 2025 from 6:00pm - 7:00pm.
Start Date - Start of the Academic Year
Following the transition dates in July, all students will return to the Academy on Wednesday 3 September 2025 to start the new academic year.
Questions
We hope you find the information on this page helpful and if you do have any questions, in the first instance please access our FAQ Sheet here to resolve your query. If you are still unable to find a resolution to your query, please email the school via the transition email address transition@bydales.outwood.com and a member of our dedicated team will be happy to support you.
Please note that the response time may be longer during the school holidays. The letters and the FAQ sheet should provide you with all of the information you require.
Mr R McGreal
Principal
Outwood Academy Bydales