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
27.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.1%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignTechnical Award1
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award1
Health StudiesTechnical Award50
Speech & DramaTechnical Award12
TourismTechnical Award26
ArabicGCSE3
Art & DesignGCSE72
BiologyGCSE57
Business Studies:SingleGCSE84
ChemistryGCSE56
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Thistley Hough Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
206
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
187
2nd preference
66
3rd preference
33
From another Local Authority
13
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
170
2nd preference
29
3rd preference
6
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.7
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
81.0%
79.5%
85.6%
Further education
53.0%
47.4%
35.4%
School sixth form
9.0%
12.5%
36.6%
Sixth form college
19.0%
19.3%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.2%
0.5%
Entering employment
8.0%
7.3%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
4.3%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
9.0%
8.1%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.8%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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