All Saints Church of England Academy
Academy converter · 873 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 54.6
Academy sponsor led
Thornaby Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 443of 790 places
- Free school meals
- 66.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 80
- Ofsted
- Report card, 10 February 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Expected standardAttendance and behaviour Expected standardPersonal development and wellbeing Strong standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Strong standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Thornaby Academy (URN 144495, until 1 September 2020).
What the data says
Thornaby Academy has no sixth form. Of the 64 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 6% moved to a sixth form college, 69% to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
Art and Design is unusually popular at GCSE: 20% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 40.9 against 46.1 across England and 45.0 in Stockton-on-Tees, with 48% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, Thornaby Academy is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Stockton-on-Tees and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Thornaby Academy | Stockton-on-Tees | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 64 | 2,269 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 84% | 89% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 75% | 83% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 0% | 14% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 6% | 13% | 13% |
| — further education college | 69% | 54% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 9% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 9% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Thornaby Academy | Stockton-on-Tees | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 40.9 | 45.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% | 48% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 66% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 21% | 39% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.82 | 3.97 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 66% | 32% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 39.9 | 35.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 42.6 | 49.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 10% | 7% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 80 | 100% | 88% | 16% | 22% | 66% |
| English Literature | 80 | 100% | 86% | 31% | 21% | 76% |
| English Language | 80 | 100% | 89% | 20% | 20% | 71% |
| Combined Science | 76 | 95% | 65% | 13% | 9% | 63% |
| Geography | 41 | 51% | 41% | 12% | 25% | 46% |
| History | 35 | 44% | 41% | 17% | 26% | 57% |
| Spanish | 17 | 21% | 19% | 24% | 27% | 88% |
| Art and Design | 16 | 20% | 7% | 0% | 24% | 63% |
| Photography | 13 | 16% | 6% | 0% | 19% | 38% |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | 14 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 13 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 12 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 11 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 9 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 7 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 6 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Stockton-on-Tees
Conyers School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,258 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.7
Egglescliffe School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,512 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 51.4
Ian Ramsey Church of England Academy
Academy sponsor led · 1,156 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.6
Ingleby Manor Free School
Free schools · 698 pupils
79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.2
Northfield School and Sports College
Community school · 1,522 pupils
79% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.3
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.