SCHOOL PROFILE

Thornaby Academy: data, trends and context

Thornaby Academy is a secondary school in Stockton-on-Tees. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
148186
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Stockton-on-Tees
Region
North East
Trust
NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
Postcode
TS17 9DB
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
None
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
443
FSM eligible
66.4%
EAL / First language other than English
13.1%
SEND (total)
22.8%
SEN Support
18.5%
EHCP
4.3%
White British
72.9%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
85.2%
Overall absence
14.8%
Persistent absence
42.2%
Severe absence
12.0%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
Stockton-on-TeesLocal authority91.0%9.0%4.5%
North EastRegion90.7%9.3%4.3%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
233.1%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
34.5%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.84%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
40.9
English & maths grade 5+
47.5%
English & maths grade 4+
62.5%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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Thornaby Academy is a secondary school in Stockton-on-Tees. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.