70%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
52%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
47.9
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
15%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
804.2
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,095
Pupils · 2024/25
36%
EAL · 2024/25
25%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 05/05/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityStoke-on-Trent
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.3:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Thistley Hough Academy · Secondary · Stoke-on-Trent
Part ofCREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
70%
+10pp
71%61%51%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
52%
+9pp
52%37%23%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 52%
Attainment 8
47.9
+2.8
47.942.336.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 47.9
EBacc entry
15%
-4pp
52%34%15%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 15%
EBacc APS
804.2
+0.5
804.2609.4414.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 804.2
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,095
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
36%
FSM eligible
39%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
25%
Contact
Address
Thistley Hough, Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5JJ
Local authority
Stoke-on-Trent
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 70% | 52% | 47.9 | Not applicable | 15% | 804.2 | 18% | 1,095 |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 43% | 45.1 | +0.23 | 19% | 803.7 | 21% | 1,091 |
| 2022/23 | 58% | 35% | 44.5 | +0.19 | 23% | 639.7 | 28% | 1,044 |
| 2021/22 | 59% | 33% | 43.9 | -0.16 | 34% | 662.6 | 35% | 998 |
| 2018/19 | 51% | 23% | 36.8 | -0.32 | 52% | 414.7 | 54% | 806 |
| 2017/18 | 45% | 30% | 39.3 | -0.14 | 56% | 299.7 | 64% | 714 |
| 2016/17 | 54% | 27% | 43.1 | +0.13 | 30% | — | 33% | 642 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,095 | 20.5 | 18% | 36% | 39% | 8% | 25% |
| 2023/24 | 1,091 | 18.7 | 18% | 35% | 35% | 9% | 23% |
| 2022/23 | 1,044 | 18.8 | 19% | 33% | 34% | 9% | 28% |
| 2021/22 | 998 | 19.8 | 19% | 36% | 33% | 10% | 33% |
| 2020/21 | 966 | 20.6 | 17% | 38% | 33% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 806 | 18.2 | 16% | 41% | 38% | 6% | 18% |
| 2017/18 | 714 | 19.6 | 16% | 41% | 40% | 6% | 16% |
| 2016/17 | 642 | 16.6 | 10% | 42% | 41% | 7% | 23% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.