Thistley Hough AcademyNewcastle Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Thistley Hough Academy and Newcastle Academy are secondary schools.
Thistley Hough Academy scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Newcastle Academy scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Thistley Hough Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Thistley Hough Academy was judged the expected standard and Newcastle Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.9 for Thistley Hough Academy and 37.6 for Newcastle Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Thistley Hough Academy (43.9 in 2021-22, 47.9 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Newcastle Academy (38.2 in 2021-22, 37.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Stoke-on-TrentThistley Hough Academy | Newcastle-under-LymeNewcastle Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C59/100Stronger figure | D40/100 | |
| Local ranking | 3rd of 14 in Stoke-on-Trent | 65th of 70 in Staffordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,095 | 422 | |
| Capacity | 1,050 | 647 | |
| Location | Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5JJ | Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 2QS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.9 Stronger figure | 37.6 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 51.5% Stronger figure | 32.1% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70.5% Stronger figure | 51.9% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 15.0% Stronger figure | 9.9% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.02 Stronger figure | 3.01 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 200 | 81 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,095 | 422 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 38.9% | 40.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 36.5% | 8.8% | |
| SEN support | 15.6% | 15.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.3% | 3.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.5% Stronger figure | 12.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 24.5% Stronger figure | 34.7% | 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.
Thistley Hough Academy
Newcastle Academy
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