Thornaby Academy
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Stockton-on-Tees (Stockton-on-Tees).
Attainment 8
42.4
▼ 3.8 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
50.5%
▲ 4pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
85.2%
▼ 6pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
16.1
▼ 0.6 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
66.4%
▲ 39pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
12.2%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
56%
443 / 790 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Report card
inspected Feb 2026
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Thornaby Academy is a secondary school located in Stockton-on-Tees. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 and currently has 478 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 790. It is part of the NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST. The school is led by Kendra Brownless.
Enrichment
12 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- NORTHERN Model
- Our Academy Academy Day
- Alumni
- Social Media
- Train to Teach
- Recruitment
- Bromcom
- Sparx Maths
- Net Geography
- Net History
- English Podcasts
- In this section Academy Day
Key facts
- URN
- 148186
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Constituency
- Stockton West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2020
Governing body (11 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Daniel Smith | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Dean Buckley | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Mr Mark Horsfield | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Nigel Green | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Susan Little Hockhart | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Alicia Hart | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Kelly-Marie Gardner | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Kelly White | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Andrew Sunter | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Dr Kendra Brownless | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Mrs Jane Wilson | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Mr Adam Palmer Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Hayley Rowland Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Gemma Knox Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
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