The Pedmore High School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D49
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Stourbridge, DY9 7HS
- Distance
- 2.1km away
Thorns Collegiate Academy
Stockwell Avenue, Brierley Hill, DY5 2NU
Local ranking18th of 19 secondary schools in Dudley
Ofsted: Requires improvementUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1000
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 12 March 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 37.6 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 30.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 43.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 162
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 86.0%
- Continued in education
- 80.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 895
- Boys
- 447 (52%)
- Girls
- 414 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1000 (86% full)
- SEND
- 16.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 35.0%
- EAL
- 7.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.6%
- SEN Support
- 15.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 51.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,112/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
- 9.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 28.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 81.7%
- Asian Pakistani: 4.5%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.8%
- White Other: 2.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.0%
- Black African: 2.0%
- Mixed Other: 1.2%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.9%
81.7%
White British
4.5%
Asian Pakistani
2.8%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Stockwell Avenue
Brierley Hill, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 143818
- UKPRN
- 10062000
- Establishment No.
- 4001
- Trust
- SHIRELAND COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TRUST
Common questions about Thorns Collegiate Academy
Explore schools in Dudley
Often compared with
Parents weighing up Thorns Collegiate Academy usually look at the nearest secondary schools too. Put them side by side on results, inspection and intake.
- D49The Pedmore High SchoolCompare side by side
Stourbridge · 2.1km away
- C63Redhill SchoolCompare side by side
Stourbridge · 2.1km away
- C55The Wordsley SchoolCompare side by side
Stourbridge · 2.6km away
Schools like this
The nearest secondary schools to Thorns Collegiate Academy
Redhill School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C63
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Stourbridge, DY8 1JX
- Distance
- 2.1km away
The Wordsley School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C55
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Stourbridge, DY8 5SP
- Distance
- 2.6km away
Old Swinford Hospital
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C66
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Stourbridge, DY8 1QX
- Distance
- 2.7km away
The Link Academy
Ofsted: Strong
Score
C57
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Dudley, DY2 0PB
- Distance
- 3.4km away
The Crestwood School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D53
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Dudley, DY6 8QG
- Distance
- 3.5km away