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Thistley Hough Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Thistley Hough, Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 5JJ · thistleyhoughacademy.org.uk · 01782 883500
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Stoke-on-Trent 39.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.20 mi
- 1.93 km · Year 7, September 2025 entry · Criterion 4 · Stoke On Trent Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,105
- 55 over 1,050 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 38.3%
- First language not English
- 34.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2025, the last place offered under “Criterion 4” went to a home 1.20 mi (1.93 km) from the school. Source: Stoke On Trent Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 211 families put the school first and 208 places were offered; 82% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 208 | 211 | 1▲ | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 210 | 232 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 206 | 187 | 0.9 | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 202 | 165 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 235 | 202 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criterion 4 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 1.20 mi1.93 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.9, and 51.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Stoke-on-Trent it was 39.8, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲51.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲70.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼15.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.02 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 5.7 | −3 |
| Sixth form college | 25.4 | +4.7 |
| Further education | 55 | +3.4 |
| Other education | 0.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.4 | +0.8 |
| Employment | 1 | −3.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.6 | −2.3 |
| Activity not captured | 1.4 | −0.2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Thistley Hough Academy on 2 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 2 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, May 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
49% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (73 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 49%
- Replies
- 73
- 7% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on the 48% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (19%) with SEND