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
- Website
- www.thornsca.org.uk
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
- 29.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.3%
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%
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
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 15 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 73 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 65 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 18 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 8 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 30 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 21 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 41 |
Admissions
Thorns Collegiate Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 176
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 136
- 2nd preference
- 47
- 3rd preference
- 36
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 136
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.4 |
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 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 83.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 65.0% 57.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 11.1% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 9.0% 14.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.9% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 7.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 1.1% 1.2% |