Thornhill Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 1 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
- Sunderland
- Unique reference
- 144990
- Address
- Thornholme Road, SR2 7NA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 564 (58% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.3%
- Girls
- 52.7%
- First language not English
- 44.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45.7%
- Persistent absence
- 32.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.3%
White British 40.8%
Bangladeshi 21.6%
African 16.5%
Other Asian 5%
Mixed 4.6%
Other 3.2%
Other White 2.8%
Unclassified 2%
Indian 1.8%
Pakistani 0.7%
Other Black 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 8%
Local authority average 41%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.3
Local authority average 43.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.4
Local authority average 3.8
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 20 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 13 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 13 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 17 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
| English Language | GCSE | 108 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 108 |
Admissions
Thornhill Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 56
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 51
- 2nd preference
- 47
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 51
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 89 47 42 |
| Year 8 | 125 63 62 |
| Year 9 | 103 53 50 |
| Year 10 | 135 55 80 |
| Year 11 | 112 49 63 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 75.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 69.0% 53.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 21.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% SP 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 7.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 11.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 3.2% 3.0% |