Thornhill Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 2 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
- 596 (56% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.8%
- Girls
- 52.2%
- First language not English
- 45.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.8%
- Persistent absence
- 33.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.6%
White British 43%
Bangladeshi 24%
African 13.3%
Other Asian 6.4%
Mixed 4.3%
Other White 2.7%
Other Black 1.7%
Indian 1.5%
Other 1.3%
Unclassified 1%
Pakistani 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.67
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.5
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 23%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38
Local authority average 42.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.15
Local authority average 3.68
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 29 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 30 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 29 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 19 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 32 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 2 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 32 |
Admissions
Thornhill Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 56
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 50
- 2nd preference
- 60
- 3rd preference
- 25
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 50
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 108 54 54 |
| Year 8 | 100 52 48 |
| Year 9 | 128 48 80 |
| Year 10 | 110 53 57 |
| Year 11 | 150 78 72 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 78.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 79.0% 52.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 24.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% SP 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 6.4% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 6.5% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 8.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.5% 1.2% |