Thornaby Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Stockton-on-Tees
Baysdale Road, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9DB
53
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 06/06/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
85.2%
42.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
443
Capacity used
Has space56%
790 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
63 of 63 families who put it first got an offer
72
Places offered
113
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 63 | 63 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 28 | 6 | ● 21% |
| 3rd preference | 16 | 1 | ● 6% |
| 4th preference | 6 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 113 | 70 | 62% |
1st preference success by year
Stockton-on-Tees lets families list 4 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Kendra Brownless
- Address
- Baysdale Road, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9DB
- Phone
- 01642763244
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Ward / constituency
- Village · Stockton West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 148186
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 66% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 10% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
443 pupils · 790 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
10 February 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Strong standard Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 23
06 June 2023
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Requires improvement Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 552 pupils
Attendance
85.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
14.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
42.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
12.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
10.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 36.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.36 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 57% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.34 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 47.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 62.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 21.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.82 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 80 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 80 | 16% | 48% | 66% | |
| English Language | 80 | 20% | 64% | 71% | |
| English Literature | 80 | 31% | 69% | 76% | |
| Combined Science | 76 | 13% | 51% | 63% | |
| Geography | 41 | 12% | 37% | 46% | |
| History | 35 | 17% | 49% | 57% | |
| Art and Design | 29 | 0% | 21% | 52% | |
| Spanish | 17 | 24% | 71% | 88% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Stockton-on-Tees council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.