Thorns Collegiate Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Stockwell Avenue
 Quarry Bank
 Brierley Hill
 West Midlands DY5 2NU
Telephone: 01384 987973

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2017
History: This school arose from Thorns Community College
Trust: Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust
Sponsor: Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Ms Nicola Jones (since December 2023)
Previous Headteacher: Manny Kelay
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 51.8 / 8.4
Non-teaching Staff*: 31.83
Number of pupils: 895
Pupils Per Teacher: 17.3
Sex: Mixed (53% boys / 47% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 34.50% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 33.3%
Local child deprivation rate: 20.2% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 18.3%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 33.7%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 4.3km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Dudley
Constituency: Stourbridge
Electoral Ward: Lye and Stourbridge North
School Number: 3324001

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 12th March 2024 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Requires improvement

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. The Old Park School (0.3km) show on map
  2. Thorns Primary School (0.3km) show on map
  3. Mount Pleasant Primary School (0.7km) show on map
  4. Withymoor Primary School (0.7km) show on map
  5. St Mary's RC Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  6. Brierley Hill Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  7. Quarry Bank Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  8. Peters Hill Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  9. Rufford Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  10. Wollescote Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  11. INNOV4TE Independent School (2.0km) show on map
  12. The Pedmore High School (2.0km) show on map
  13. Hawbush Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  14. Brockmoor Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  15. Cradley CofE Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  16. Colley Lane Primary Academy (2.2km) show on map
  17. Redhill School (2.2km) show on map
  18. Blackwater Academy Stourbridge (2.3km) show on map
  19. Amblecote Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  20. King Edward VI College Stourbridge (2.3km) show on map
  21. Glasshouse College (2.5km) show on map
  22. Dudley Wood Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  23. Brook Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  24. Caslon Primary Community School (2.6km) show on map
  25. The Wordsley School (2.6km) show on map
  26. Ham Dingle Primary Academy (2.7km) show on map
  27. Old Swinford Hospital (2.7km) show on map
  28. Hob Green Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  29. Greenfield Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  30. Oldswinford C of E Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  31. Corngreaves Academy (2.9km) show on map
  32. Netherton CofE Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  33. Dingle Community Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  34. Netherbrook Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  35. The Bromley-Pensnett Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  36. Timbertree Academy (3.1km) show on map
  37. Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School Limited (3.2km) show on map
  38. Woodside Primary School and Nursery (3.2km) show on map
  39. Crestwood Park Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  40. St Joseph's RC Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  41. Reddal Hill Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  42. The Link Academy (3.4km) show on map
  43. Ashwood Park Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  44. St James's CofE Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  45. Pens Meadow School (3.4km) show on map
  46. The Crestwood School (3.4km) show on map
  47. Impact Independent School (3.4km) show on map
  48. Old Hill Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  49. The Brier School (3.5km) show on map
  50. Northfield Road Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  51. Bromley Hills Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  52. Pedmore CE Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  53. Gig Mill Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  54. Netherton Park Nursery School (3.7km) show on map
  55. Fairhaven Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  56. St Mark's CofE Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  57. Ridgewood High School (3.8km) show on map
  58. The Ridge Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  59. Ormiston Forge Academy (3.9km) show on map
  60. Temple Meadow Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  61. Huntingtree Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  62. Belle Vue Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  63. Sutton School (4.2km) show on map
  64. Pegasus Academy (4.2km) show on map
  65. Lutley Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  66. Brickhouse Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  67. Glynne Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  68. Windsor High School and Sixth Form (4.3km) show on map
  69. Newfield Park Primary Academy (4.4km) show on map
  70. Sledmere Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  71. Blowers Green Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  72. Russells Hall Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  73. Cherry Tree Learning Centre (4.5km) show on map
  74. Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School (4.6km) show on map
  75. Halesowen College (4.6km) show on map
  76. St Margaret's At Hasbury CofE Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  77. The Earls High School (4.8km) show on map
  78. Springfield Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  79. Halesowen CofE Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  80. Coombswood Special School (4.8km) show on map
  81. Kingswinford Academy (4.8km) show on map
  82. Blanford Mere Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  83. Highfields Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  84. St Mary's CofE Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  85. The Westminster School (5.0km) show on map
  86. St Michael's Church of England High School (5.1km) show on map
  87. Jesson's Church of England Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  88. Tenterfields Primary Academy (5.2km) show on map
  89. Dawley Brook Primary School (5.2km) show on map
  90. Hagley Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  91. Summerhill School (5.3km) show on map
  92. Kates Hill Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  93. St James Academy (5.3km) show on map
  94. Haybridge High School and Sixth Form (5.3km) show on map
  95. Milking Bank Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  96. Hagley Catholic High School (5.5km) show on map
  97. Blackheath Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  98. Olive Hill Primary Academy (5.6km) show on map
  99. Red Hall Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  100. Dudley College of Technology (5.7km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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