Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C61
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Ossett, WF5 0DG
- Distance
- 2.9km away
Thornhill Community Academy
Officially Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy
Valley Drive, Dewsbury, WF12 0HE
Local ranking9th of 27 secondary schools in Kirklees
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
900
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 22 February 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 45.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 44.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 62.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 175
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Continued in education
- 85.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 910
- Boys
- 482 (53%)
- Girls
- 420 (47%)
- Capacity
- 900 (100% full)
- SEND
- 21.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 33.6%
- EAL
- 48.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.7%
- SEN Support
- 17.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 61.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,933/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
- 9.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 27.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 35.8%
- Asian Pakistani: 34.8%
- Asian Indian: 20.2%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.8%
- Other: 1.7%
- White Other: 1.5%
- Asian Other: 1.0%
- Mixed Other: 0.7%
35.8%
White British
34.8%
Asian Pakistani
20.2%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Valley Drive
Dewsbury, Yorkshire and the Humber
Administrative
- URN
- 146365
- UKPRN
- 10081769
- Establishment No.
- 4007
- Trust
- SHARE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
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