Thornaby Academy
Academy sponsor led in Stockton-on-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 443 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 790 |
| Free school meals | 66.40% |
| Trust or sponsor | NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST |
| Local authority | Stockton-on-Tees |
| Address | Baysdale Road, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9DB |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://tca.northerneducationtrust.org/ |
| Telephone | 01642763244 |
| URN | 148186 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 10 February 2026, published 26 April 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 6 June 2023, published 13 July 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy (secondary school, about 0.2 km)
- Acklam Grange School (secondary school, about 1.7 km)
- Outwood Academy Acklam (secondary school, about 2.9 km)
- Macmillan Academy (secondary school, about 3.1 km)
- All Saints Church of England Academy (secondary school, about 3.4 km)
- Ingleby Manor Free School (secondary school, about 3.8 km)
- North Shore Academy (secondary school, about 3.9 km)
- Trinity Catholic College (secondary school, about 3.9 km)
Browse: Secondary schools in Stockton-on-Tees
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.