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Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Valley Drive, Dewsbury WF12 0HE · thornhillcommunityacademy.co.uk · 01924 342890
On the mapSearch near WF12 0HE
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Kirklees 46.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 3.83 mi
- 6.17 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Kirklees Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 902
- 2 over 900 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 34.1%
- First language not English
- 49.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 3.83 mi (6.17 km) from the school. Source: Kirklees Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 164 families put the school first and 172 places were offered; 98% 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 | 172 | 164 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 174 | 147 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 187 | 179 | 1 | 96% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 203 | 180 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 190 | 150 | 0.8 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.83 mi6.17 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.6, and 38.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kirklees it was 46.4, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼38.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼61.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲57.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.87 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 138959)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 9.6 | +0.8 |
| Sixth form college | 33.9 | +1.2 |
| Further education | 45.2 | −1.6 |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.3 | 0 |
| Employment | 1.1 | −2.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.2 | +3.3 |
| Activity not captured | 1.1 | −1.8 |
Ofsted
Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 22 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 22 Feb 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 138959), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138959)
Feb 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138959)
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (86 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 86
- 10% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 24 parents (28%) with SEND