Thorp Academy is a secondary school located in Ryton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 03/04/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.6%, which is 1.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Main Road, Ryton, NE40 3AH
Website: https://ta.northerneducationtrust.org/
Telephone: 01914132113
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Gateshead
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Karen Hailes
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 141185

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 03/04/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1511
Number of Pupils: 1188
Number of Boys: 610
Number of Girls: 578

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.33 Confidence interval 0.12 to 0.53
Of the 150 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 149 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:21%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:54%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:49.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.14
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newburn Manor Nursery School
Townfield Gardens , Newburn NE15 8PY
4out of 4 2,928 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ryton Community Infant School
Main Road , NE40 3AF
3out of 4 63 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ryton Junior School
Main Road , NE40 3AF
3out of 4 225 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Emmaville Primary School
Main Street , Crawcrook NE40 4ND
4out of 4 997 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Agnes' Catholic Primary School
Rosedale Road , Crawcrook NE40 4UN
3out of 4 1,261 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Crookhill Community Primary School
Hexham Old Road , NE40 3ES
3out of 4 1,980 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thorp Academy
Main Road , NE40 3AH
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.