Saltburn High School for Girls opened on Marske Road in Saltburn-by-the-Sea.

Cleveland Grammar School, its successor, was on Warwick Road, which opened in September 1953 for 500 girls, run by the Teesside Education Committee, based in Middlesbrough.

The first headmistress was Patricia Rutherford, the first deputy head was Geoff Curtis.

[1] In March 1995, a 14-year-old boy died after having a heart defect and collapsing during a PE session.

[2][failed verification] Previously a foundation school administered by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, in March 2017 Rye Hills School converted to academy status and was renamed Rye Hills Academy.