Thistley Hough Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 5 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
- 1091 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.0%
- Girls
- 48.0%
- First language not English
- 35.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.6%
- Persistent absence
- 21.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.1%
White British 51%
Pakistani 18.1%
African 7%
Other White 5.9%
Mixed 4.3%
Other 4.3%
Other Asian 3.9%
Indian 1.9%
Bangladeshi 1.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Other Black 0.7%
Chinese 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.19
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.35
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 23%
Local authority average 29%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 33%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.5
Local authority average 40.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.66
Local authority average 3.37
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 65 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 45 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 56 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 7 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 74 |
| Biology | GCSE | 17 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 85 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 17 |
| English Language | GCSE | 174 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 172 |
Admissions
Thistley Hough Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 206
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 187
- 2nd preference
- 66
- 3rd preference
- 33
- From another Local Authority
- 13
Offers
- 1st preference
- 170
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 210 116 94 |
| Year 8 | 245 123 122 |
| Year 9 | 214 118 96 |
| Year 10 | 210 100 110 |
| Year 11 | 212 110 102 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 77.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 41.0% 45.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 8.0% 12.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 23.0% 19.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 7.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 4.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 16.0% 9.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.0% 1.0% |