Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 22 February 2023
Compared with the local authority and England
Attainment 8 scores a pupil's best 8 GCSE results, out of about 90. Progress 8 compares those results with pupils who started secondary school at the same level: 0 is average.
| Measure | School | Kirklees | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.6 | 46.4 | 46.1 |
Grade 4 is a standard pass; grade 5 is a strong pass.
| Measure | School | Kirklees | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 47% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62% | 66% | 65% |
| 5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4, including English and maths | 60% | 61% | 60% |
The EBacc is English, maths, science, a language, and history or geography. It is a set of subjects rather than a qualification.
| Measure | School | Kirklees | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entering the EBacc | 58% | 38% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
Based on 168 pupils at the end of key stage 4.
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
73%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
86 responses up to 1 January 2024 · 10% response rate
My child is happy at this school.
79% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
86% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
86% agreeMy child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.
50% agreeThe school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.
57% agreeThornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy was graded Good at its last Ofsted inspection, on 22 February 2023.
Apply through the council where you live by 31 October in your child's Year 6, for a place starting the following September. You apply to your home council even if Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy is in another council's area, and can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference. Offers are sent on 1 March, or the next working day.
No. Distance only counts when Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy had 910 pupils aged 11 to 16 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 900. It is a mixed school with no sixth form, so students move on at 16.