Stockton-on-Tees
Thornaby Academy
GCSE results 2026: every Stockton-on-Tees school ranked · how England did
Close to home and non-selective, but attainment sits below the national average and the last inspection asked for improvement.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 42.4 is below the national average of around 46. Compare with progress data, which may show a different picture.
- 42.4
- Attainment 8
- 51%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -0.36
- Progress 8
- [-0.67, -0.05]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 63 | 56 | 56 (100%) | 108 |
| September 2025 | 72 | 63 | 63 (100%) | 113 |
| September 2024 | 114 | 63 | 63 (100%) | 105 |
| September 2023 | 73 | 49 | 49 (100%) | 90 |
| September 2022 | 115 | 78 | 78 (100%) | 115 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Stockton-on-Tees’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 95 | 42.4 | — | 50.5% | 13.7% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 80 | 40.9 | — | 47.5% | — | 21.3% | 3.8 |
| 2023/2024 | 85 | 36.8 | -0.36 | 36.5% | — | 17.6% | 3.3 |
| 2022/2023 | 64 | 33.9 | -0.51 | 25.0% | — | 23.4% | 2.9 |
| 2021/2022 | 72 | 38.1 | -0.50 | — | — | 7.0% | 3.1 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 148186 |
| Local authority | Stockton-on-Tees |
| Region | North East |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Kendra Brownless |
| Trust | NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST |
| Admissions | — |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | TS17 9DB |
| Pupils | 478 |
| FSM eligible | 65.7% |
Contact and identifiers
Baysdale Road, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9DB
https://tca.northerneducationtrust.org/1642763244| DfE number | 4010 |
| UKPRN | 10086931 |
| Opened | 1 Sept 2020 |
| GIAS updated | 25 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 25 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 13 Jul 2023 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | Academy First Section 5 |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 6 Jun 2023 |
| Publication date | 13 Jul 2023 |