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Thornaby Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Baysdale Road, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees TS17 9DB · tca.northerneducationtrust.org · 01642 763244
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Stockton-on-Tees 45, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 443
- 56% of 790 places
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 66.4%
- First language not English
- 13.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 56 families put the school first and 63 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 63 | 56 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 72 | 63 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 114 | 63 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 73 | 49 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 115 | 78 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.9, and 47.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Stockton-on-Tees it was 45, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲47.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼62.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼21.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.82 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 144495)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 1.2 | −8.5 |
| Further education | 75.3 | +14.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.2 | −1.6 |
| Employment | 3.5 | +2.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.8 | −4.9 |
| Activity not captured | 7.1 | −1.2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Thornaby Academy on 10 February 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: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 10 Feb 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 144495), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective - Feb 2020Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Jul 2019Inadequate
Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 144495)
What parents said
42% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (12 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 42%
- Positive
- 36%
- Replies
- 12
- 3% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on 7 parents (58%) whose child was bullied
based on 5 parents (42%) with SEND