Thornaby Academy

General Information

Address: Baysdale Road, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9DB
Phone: 01642763244
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Kendra Brownless
Age range: 11-16 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Number of pupils: 443
School capacity: 790
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 294
% eligible for free school meals: 66.4%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 14.8%
Persistently absent pupils: 42.2%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 18.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 27 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 24 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 9 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 7 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 4 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Moderate learning difficulty: 9 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Vision impairment: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Requires improvement 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

Attainment 8 score: 40.9
Data year: 2024/25

About the Attainment 8 score

Attainment 8 measures a pupil's average result across 8 GCSE-equivalent qualifications (English and maths count double). It shows how pupils performed, not how much progress they made getting there - a school with a higher score doesn't necessarily add more value, since pupils often arrive with different starting points. Progress 8 is the measure designed to account for that, but it currently can't be calculated for any school for the two most recent academic years, due to a nationwide gap in the data caused by COVID-19 disruption to Key Stage 2 testing.

Ranked #11 of 13 Attainment 8 schools of this type in the area

#9Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy43.3
#10St Michael's Catholic Academy41.9
#11Thornaby Academy40.9
#12St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy40.3
#13Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth31.1

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Attainment 8 ranking

Illustrative MVP scores - not based on verified data yet.

#1All Saints Church of England Academy54.6
#2Ingleby Manor Free School52.2
#3Egglescliffe School51.4
#4Conyers School49.7
#5North Shore Academy48.2
#6Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy45.6
#7Northfield School and Sports College45.3
#8The Grangefield Academy45.3
#9Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy43.3
#10St Michael's Catholic Academy41.9
#11Thornaby Academy40.9
#12St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy40.3
#13Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth31.1

Leaver Destinations

In education, employment, or training a year later: 84.0%
Went into further education: 75.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About leaver destinations

This shows where a school's Year 11 leavers were recorded the following year - in a "sustained" destination means in education, an apprenticeship, or employment for at least 6 months, not just enrolled briefly. It's a different picture from exam results alone, and can highlight schools that support pupils well beyond just their GCSE grades.

GCSE Subjects Offered

English Language
English Literature
Maths (General)
Science Double Award
Geography
History
Spanish
Art & Design
Photography

About this subject list

This isn't the school's own description of its curriculum - it's real DfE exam entry data, showing which GCSE subjects this school's pupils were actually entered for in 2024/25. A subject not appearing here may still be taught but had no pupils entered that year, so treat this as a helpful guide rather than a complete guarantee - it's worth confirming directly with the school for the year your child would actually study.

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Ranked #11 of 11 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#9St Michael's Catholic AcademyGood
#10St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic AcademyGood
#11Thornaby AcademyRequires improvement

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Egglescliffe SchoolOutstanding
#2North Shore AcademyOutstanding
#3Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic AcademyOutstanding
#4The Grangefield AcademyOutstanding
#5Conyers SchoolGood
#6Ian Ramsey Church of England AcademyGood
#7Ingleby Manor Free SchoolGood
#8Northfield School and Sports CollegeGood
#9St Michael's Catholic AcademyGood
#10St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic AcademyGood
#11Thornaby AcademyRequires improvement

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £10,107 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #1 of 13 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#1Thornaby Academy£10,107
#2Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth£9,786
#3North Shore Academy£7,924

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Thornaby Academy£10,107
#2Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth£9,786
#3North Shore Academy£7,924
#4St Michael's Catholic Academy£7,889
#5Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy£7,627
#6Northfield School and Sports College£7,391
#7Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy£7,289
#8Ingleby Manor Free School£7,256
#9Conyers School£7,157
#10Egglescliffe School£7,144
#11St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy£7,103
#12The Grangefield Academy£7,037
#13All Saints Church of England Academy£6,629

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General Information

Behaviour

Attendance

SEN

Most common needs - SEN Support

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Educational Attainment

Attainment 8 ranking

Leaver Destinations ?

GCSE Subjects Offered ?

Ofsted Rating ranking

Financials

Spending Per Pupil ranking

Leaver Destinations

GCSE Subjects Offered