Thornhill Academy
Thornholme Road, Sunderland, SR2 7NA
526 pupils · 50% of 1,050 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- CONSILIUM ACADEMIES
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Free school meals
- 49.6%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 1 May 2024, published 19 June 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 33.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 53.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 8.3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.61 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 83 | 51 | 132 | 65 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 56 | 51 | 119 | 53 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 56 | 50 | 135 | 54 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 107 | 61 | 132 | 79 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 78 | 69 | 123 | 74 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 92 | 81 | 141 | 92 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 77 | 65 | 211 | 77 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 111 | 91 | 217 | 111 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy 0.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Aidan's Catholic Academy 0.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Southmoor Academy 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Venerable Bede Church of England Academy 2.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Sandhill View Academy 2.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- Farringdon Community Academy 3.5 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.