Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy is a secondary school located in Dewsbury. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 04/05/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.9%, which is 1.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Valley Drive, Dewsbury, WF12 0HE
Website:
Telephone:
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kirklees
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Matthew Burton
Religious character: None
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 146365

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 04/05/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 900
Number of Pupils: 886
Number of Boys: 454
Number of Girls: 432

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.2% 8.2%

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thornhill Junior and Infant School
Edge Lane , Thornhill WF12 0QT
3out of 4 439 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Overthorpe CofE Academy
Edge Top Road , Thornhill WF12 0BH
3out of 4 1,243 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Middlestown Primary Academy
Cross Road , Middlestown WF4 4QE
3out of 4 1,928 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School
Slaithwaite Road , Thornhill Lees WF12 9DL
3out of 4 2,190 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Vicarage Road , Thornhill Lees WF12 9PD
3out of 4 2,433 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy
Valley Drive , WF12 0HE
2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Storrs Hill Road , WF5 0DG
3out of 4 3,136 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Paradise Primary School
1 Bretton Street , WF12 9BB
- not rated 2,291 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Rida Boys High School
Perseverance Inn , Forge Lane WF12 9EJ
- not rated 2,591 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Ravenshall School
Ravensthorpe Road , Thornhill Lees WF12 9EE
4out of 4 2,798 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Madni Academy
40-42 Scarborough Street , Savile Town WF12 9AY
- not rated 2,845 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Rida Girls High School
39 Warren Street , Savile Town WF12 9LX
- not rated 3,045 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.