51%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
34%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
38.7
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
65%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
611.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
895
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
28%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement
Ofsted inspection · 12/03/2024
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDudley
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.5:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Thorns Collegiate Academy · Secondary · Dudley
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
51%
+8pp
59%51%43%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 51%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
34%
+13pp
34%27%21%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 34%
Attainment 8
38.7
+2.2
43.940.236.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 38.7
EBacc entry
65%
+24pp
65%36%6%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
EBacc APS
611.5
+6.4
669.7544.6419.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 611.5
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
895
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
35%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
28%
Contact
Address
Stockwell Avenue, Brierley Hill, DY5 2NU
Local authority
Dudley
Website
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 | 51% | 34% | 38.7 | Not applicable | 65% | 611.5 | 65% | 895 |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 20% | 36.5 | -0.52 | 41% | 605.1 | 58% | 947 |
| 2022/23 | 56% | 33% | 40.9 | -0.25 | 49% | 557.5 | 66% | 916 |
| 2021/22 | 57% | 32% | 42.4 | -0.13 | 6% | 419.4 | 17% | 878 |
| 2018/19 | 59% | 30% | 43.9 | -0.09 | 16% | 669.7 | 26% | 869 |
| 2017/18 | 59% | 30% | 39.5 | -0.35 | 22% | 602.5 | 29% | 870 |
| 2016/17 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | Not published | New school |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 895 | 18.0 | 17% | 8% | 35% | 9% | 28% |
| 2023/24 | 947 | 18.5 | 19% | 6% | 33% | 10% | 31% |
| 2022/23 | 916 | 18.7 | 15% | 6% | 30% | 9% | 29% |
| 2021/22 | 878 | 17.2 | 22% | 8% | 31% | 10% | 35% |
| 2020/21 | 867 | 16.3 | 22% | 7% | 30% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 869 | 17.1 | 17% | 7% | 30% | 8% | 24% |
| 2017/18 | — | 15.5 | — | — | — | 7% | 21% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.