Thornaby Academy

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

Stockton-on-TeesLocal Authority

Stockton WestConstituency

TS17 9DBPostcode

0.3

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Thornaby Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Stockton-on-Tees, North East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 443 pupils. Thornaby Academy is part of NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 Feb 2026 · published 26 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 40.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 47.5%
EBacc average point score: 3.82

Ethnicity

White

75%

Asian

10%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

443

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

66%

England average

27%

First language not English

13%

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: Most deprived
Total pupils: 443
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 Jul 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
1 Oct 2019	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

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.