Thorns Collegiate Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Mar 13 2024 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
Dudley
Unique reference
143818
Address
Stockwell Avenue, Quarry Bank, DY5 2NU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
947 (75% of total capacity)
Boys
52.1%
Girls
47.9%
First language not English
6.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
31.8%
Persistent absence
26.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 73.6%
Unclassified 11.6%
Mixed 6.1%
Pakistani 4%
Other White 1.9%
Other 1%
African 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.25
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.11
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 49%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 33%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 40.9
Local authority average 42.5
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.26
Local authority average 3.56
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
TourismTechnical Award6
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award3
Health StudiesTechnical Award40
MultimediaTechnical Award38
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award62
Speech & DramaTechnical Award7
Art & DesignGCSE41
BiologyGCSE24
ChemistryGCSE24
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE46
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Thorns Collegiate Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
176
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
136
2nd preference
47
3rd preference
36
From another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
136
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
3
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 classes26.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
193
114
79
Year 8
180
94
86
Year 9
180
84
96
Year 10
188
106
82
Year 11
206
95
111
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
81.0%
85.3%
86.5%
Further education
62.0%
55.5%
34.7%
School sixth form
2.0%
12.1%
37.9%
Sixth form college
16.0%
17.0%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.7%
0.9%
Entering employment
6.0%
3.7%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
5.0%
3.7%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
6.1%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.1%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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