Thorns Collegiate Academy

State-Funded School

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West MidlandsRegion

DudleyLocal Authority

StourbridgeConstituency

DY5 2NUPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Thorns Collegiate Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Dudley, West Midlands.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 861 pupils. Thorns Collegiate Academy is part of SHIRELAND COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 38.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 33.5%
EBacc average point score: 3.42

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

861

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

37%

England average

27%

First language not English

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: 861
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: SHIRELAND COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
1 May 2024	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
8 May 2022	Inadequate	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Inadequate
30 Jun 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.