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Thorns Collegiate Academy

Secondary · Dudley · DY5 2NU · URN 143818

Ofsted Requires improvementLast inspected 2024-03-12Cohort 861Non-selective

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 179
3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 27 schools in Dudley

  • Attainment 8 score

    The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

    38.7

    Dudley 36.16England 46.1

    2.5 above the area average of 36.2

    Overall standards

  • Progress 8 score

    Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.

    Withheld

    Progress from starting points

  • Grade 5 or above in English and maths

    33.5%

    Dudley 33.7%England 45.9%

    In line with the area average of 33.7

    Academic stretch

  • Grade 4 or above in English and maths

    51.4%

    Dudley 51.8%

    In line with the area average of 51.8

    Overall standards

  • EBacc average point score

    3.42

    Dudley 3.06England 4.07

    In line with the area average of 3.1

    Academic stretch

  • Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above

    6.1%

    Dudley 8.5%England 17.6%

    2.4 percentage points below the area average of 8.5

    Academic stretch

  • Entered the EBacc subjects

    65.4%

    Dudley 23.1%

    42.4 percentage points above the area average of 23.1

    Context only, not scored

  • Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort

    30.7%

    Dudley 33.4%

    2.7 percentage points below the area average of 33.4

    Context only, not scored

  • Pupils in the results cohort

    179

    Dudley 124

    54.6 above the area average of 124.4

    Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Dudley · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Secondary classes
23.7 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language
7.7% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals
37% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support
17.4% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
11.3pupils per adult
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
16.2pupils per teacher
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average)
83.3% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

Distances are straight-line from the centre of your outward postcode, not a walking or driving route, and never a catchment or admissions prediction.

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Ofsted rated Thorns Collegiate Academy Requires improvement at its inspection on 12/03/2024.
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Thorns Collegiate Academy is a secondary school in Dudley, postcode DY5 2NU (URN 143818).
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