Acklam Grange SchoolThornaby Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Acklam Grange School and Thornaby Academy are secondary schools.
Acklam Grange School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Thornaby Academy scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Acklam Grange School is ahead on our composite score.
Acklam Grange School was judged Good and Thornaby Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.5 for Acklam Grange School and 40.9 for Thornaby Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Acklam Grange School (50.7 in 2021-22, 48.5 in 2024-25) and has risen at Thornaby Academy (38.1 in 2021-22, 40.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | MiddlesbroughAcklam Grange School | Stockton-on-TeesThornaby Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C64/100Stronger figure | D49/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 8 in Middlesbrough | 12th of 13 in Stockton-on-Tees | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,456 | 478 | |
| Capacity | 1,470 | 790 | |
| Location | Middlesbrough, TS5 8PB | Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9DB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 48.5 Stronger figure | 40.9 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 48.6% Stronger figure | 47.5% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71.6% Stronger figure | 62.5% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 34.8% Stronger figure | 21.3% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.31 Stronger figure | 3.82 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 282 | 80 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,456 | 478 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 33.4% | 68.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 10.6% | 12.8% | |
| SEN support | 15.9% | 14.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.2% | 4.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.6% Stronger figure | 14.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 21.2% Stronger figure | 42.2% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Acklam Grange School
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