Thornhill Academy

State-Funded School

thornhill-academy-sunderland-north-east

North EastRegion

SunderlandLocal Authority

Sunderland CentralConstituency

SR2 7NAPostcode

2.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Thornhill Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Sunderland, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 526 pupils. Thornhill Academy is part of CONSILIUM ACADEMIES.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 41.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 33.3%
EBacc average point score: 3.4

Ethnicity

White

45%

Asian

27%

Black

17%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

526

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

50%

England average

27%

First language not English

42%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 526
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: CONSILIUM ACADEMIES

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
19 Jun 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
5 May 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
18 Mar 2016	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.