Thornley Academy
Academy converter in Durham, County Durham.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 2 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 124 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 35.50% |
| Trust or sponsor | WISE ACADEMIES |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Address | Cooper's Terrace, Thornley, Durham, DH6 3DZ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://thornley.wiseacademies.co.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01429820280 |
| URN | 151059 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest ungraded inspection: 24 January 2024, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
This ungraded inspection was of the predecessor school.
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.
Nearby schools
- St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Ludworth Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Wheatley Hill Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton (primary school, about 2.6 km)
- Shotton Primary School (primary school, about 3.2 km)
- Cassop Primary School (primary school, about 3.3 km)
- Deaf Hill Primary School (primary school, about 3.8 km)
- Kelloe Primary School (primary school, about 4.2 km)
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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.