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
- 42.4%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 12 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 25 |
| English Language | GCSE | 85 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 85 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 11 |
| Geography | GCSE | 42 |
| History | GCSE | 38 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 85 |
| Art & Design (Photography) | GCSE | 21 |
| Religious Studies | GCSE | 18 |
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 | 71.0% 83.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 61.0% 55.9% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 14.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 10.0% 12.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 4.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 4.0% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 19.0% 7.7% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.3% 1.2% |