Thorns Collegiate Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 12 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
- Website
- www.thornsca.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 895 (77% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.8%
- Girls
- 47.2%
- First language not English
- 7.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34.5%
- Persistent absence
- 27.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.1%
White British 74.5%
Unclassified 8.8%
Mixed 6.3%
Pakistani 4.1%
Other White 2.2%
African 1.8%
Other 0.8%
Indian 0.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 65%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.7
Local authority average 42.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.41
Local authority average 3.69
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 9 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 35 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 38 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 12 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 12 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 27 |
| Biology | GCSE | 23 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 66 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
Admissions
Thorns Collegiate Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 170
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 150
- 2nd preference
- 46
- 3rd preference
- 40
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 150
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 177 84 93 |
| Year 8 | 194 112 82 |
| Year 9 | 171 92 79 |
| Year 10 | 173 83 90 |
| Year 11 | 180 102 78 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 84.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 66.0% 59.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 12.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 11.0% 12.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 8.0% 3.2% 3.0% |