Thornaby Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jun 7 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Unique reference
- 148186
- Address
- Baysdale Road, Thornaby, TS17 9DB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 492 (62% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.2%
- Girls
- 50.8%
- First language not English
- 9.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 63.4%
- Persistent absence
- 31.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.9%
White British 77%
Mixed 5.8%
African 4.5%
Other Asian 3.9%
Pakistani 3.7%
Indian 2.4%
Other White 1.2%
Other 0.6%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.51
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 23%
Local authority average 43%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 25%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 33.9
Local authority average 45.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.85
Local authority average 4
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 23 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 64 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 66 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 18 |
| Geography | GCSE | 19 |
| History | GCSE | 34 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 64 |
| Art & Design (Photography) | GCSE | 16 |
Admissions
Thornaby Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 114
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 63
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 14
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 63
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 90 42 48 |
| Year 8 | 121 62 59 |
| Year 9 | 105 51 54 |
| Year 10 | 86 45 41 |
| Year 11 | 90 42 48 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 70.0% 82.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 57.0% 52.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 14.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 14.0% 14.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.5% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 4.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 18.0% 7.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.6% 1.0% |