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Thorns Collegiate Academy

Stockwell Avenue, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 2NU · URN 143818

Public data summary

4.6

out of 10 · 19 data sources

Coverage 56% · Solid

Record

At a glance

Ofsted: Requires Improvement
Pupils: 422
Age range: 11–16
Gender: Mixed
Capacity: 1,000
Local authority: Dudley

Outcomes

Published performance

GCSE Progress 8: -0.52
GCSE Attainment 8: 36.5

Context

Attendance and community

Overall absence: 9.6%
Persistent absence: 30.8%
Free school meals: 30.9%
SEN support: 16.6%
English additional language: 7.7%

Resources

Workforce and funding

Pupil–teacher ratio: 8.1:1
Average class size: 25.6
Staff turnover: 16.3%

Official-data model

Data dimensions

Achievement

4.5

4 contributing signals

Progress

4.0

2 contributing signals

Attendance

3.6

6 contributing signals

Resources

6.4

4 contributing signals

Equity

4.9

3 contributing signals

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Official website

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