Thorp Academy

State-Funded School

thorp-academy-gateshead-north-east

North EastRegion

GatesheadLocal Authority

Blaydon and ConsettConstituency

NE40 3AHPostcode

7.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Thorp Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Gateshead, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,442 pupils. Thorp Academy is part of NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 47.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 54.2%
EBacc average point score: 4.26

Ethnicity

White

85%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,442

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

25%

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 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,442
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: NORTHERN 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 19 June 2024. 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
2 May 2019	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.