Thornaby Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jun 6 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
- 478 (65% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 12.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 65.7%
- Persistent absence
- 40.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.6%
White British 73.2%
African 5.6%
Mixed 4.9%
Pakistani 4.2%
Other Asian 3.8%
Indian 2.3%
Other White 2.1%
Other 1.9%
Unclassified 1.3%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 21%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.8
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.81
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 14 |
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 13 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 11 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 12 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 16 |
| English Language | GCSE | 80 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 80 |
| Geography | GCSE | 41 |
| History | GCSE | 35 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 80 |
Admissions
Thornaby Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 72
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 63
- 2nd preference
- 28
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 63
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 86 42 44 |
| Year 8 | 90 36 54 |
| Year 9 | 117 62 55 |
| Year 10 | 99 53 46 |
| Year 11 | 86 49 37 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 82.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 69.0% 54.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 14.0% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 6.0% 13.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.1% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 8.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 9.0% 2.9% 3.0% |