Thistley Hough Academy

State-Funded School

thistley-hough-academy-stoke-on-trent-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

Stoke-on-TrentLocal Authority

Stoke-on-Trent CentralConstituency

ST4 5JJPostcode

6.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Thistley Hough Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,105 pupils. Thistley Hough Academy is part of Creative Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 47.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 51.5%
EBacc average point score: 4.02

Ethnicity

White

57%

Asian

24%

Black

10%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,105

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

38%

England average

27%

First language not English

34%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,105
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Creative Education Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 5 May 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
26 Apr 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.