Thornhill Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D50
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Sunderland, SR2 7NA
- Distance
- 0.4km away
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
Thornhill Terrace, Sunderland, SR2 7JN
Local ranking3rd of 18 secondary schools in Sunderland
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1400
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Girls
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 24 January 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 52.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 57.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 75.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 207
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Continued in education
- 92.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Higher education
- 67.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 8.0%
- Employment
- 12.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
31.8
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
32.9
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
94
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 11.1% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 38.2
- 16-18 Cohort
- 217
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1306
- Girls
- 1297 (100%)
- Capacity
- 1400 (93% full)
- SEND
- 11.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 21.1%
- EAL
- 17.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.5%
- SEN Support
- 10.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 83.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,931/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 21.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 70.6%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 6.6%
- Black African: 5.4%
- Asian Other: 4.8%
- Asian Indian: 3.7%
- White Other: 1.8%
- Asian Pakistani: 1.7%
- Mixed Other: 1.4%
70.6%
White British
6.6%
Asian Bangladeshi
5.4%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Thornhill Terrace
Sunderland, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 138054
- UKPRN
- 10037027
- Establishment No.
- 4610
- Trust
- BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
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