Thistley Hough Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 4 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Unique reference
- 139068
- Address
- Thistley Hough, Penkhull, ST4 5JJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1095 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.3%
- Girls
- 47.7%
- First language not English
- 36.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36.5%
- Persistent absence
- 24.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.6%
White British 48.4%
Pakistani 18%
African 8.8%
Other White 5.6%
Mixed 4.3%
Other Asian 4.3%
Other 3.9%
Indian 3%
Bangladeshi 1.6%
Other Black 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 51%
Local authority average 33%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.6
Local authority average 39.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4
Local authority average 3.38
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 64 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 21 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 54 |
| Biology | GCSE | 49 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 99 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 49 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 32 |
| English Language | GCSE | 200 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 200 |
Admissions
Thistley Hough Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 210
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 232
- 2nd preference
- 72
- 3rd preference
- 46
- From another Local Authority
- 22
Offers
- 1st preference
- 199
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 12
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 225 115 110 |
| Year 8 | 209 121 88 |
| Year 9 | 244 123 121 |
| Year 10 | 212 120 92 |
| Year 11 | 205 94 111 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 78.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 56.0% 49.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 11.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 23.0% 17.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 4.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 9.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 3.2% 3.0% |