Secondary
Thornaby Academy
Baysdale Road, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9DB
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 443 of 790 places
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
- Trust
- NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
June 2023
Previous framework
Requires improvement
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
GCSE results
48%
40.9
12th of 14 by our score, among the secondary schools in Stockton-on-Tees we can score - 16 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.9 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.82 |
| Entered the EBacc | 21% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 32% |
| 22/23 | 25% |
| 23/24 | 37% |
| 24/25 | 48% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.50 |
| 22/23 | -0.51 |
| 23/24 | -0.36 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 38.1 |
| 22/23 | 33.9 |
| 23/24 | 36.8 |
| 24/25 | 40.9 |
Baysdale Road, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9DB
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Stockton-on-Tees admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Kendra Brownless
- Address
- Baysdale Road, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9DB
- Telephone
- 01642763244