Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

KirkleesLocal Authority

Dewsbury and BatleyConstituency

WF12 0HEPostcode

3.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 902 pupils. Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy is part of SHARE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 43.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 38.1%
EBacc average point score: 3.87

Ethnicity

White

36%

Asian

55%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

902

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

34%

England average

27%

First language not English

50%

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: Deprived
Total pupils: 902
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: SHARE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
26 Apr 2023	Outstanding	Good	Good	Good	Good
7 Jun 2017	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.