Thorp Academy
About the school
Thorp Academy is an open secondary school in Gateshead.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 19 June 2024
- Published
- 16 July 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 47.2
- Gateshead
- 47
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Gateshead
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 54.20%
- Gateshead
- 49.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 75.70%
- Gateshead
- 68.60%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 39.00%
- Gateshead
- 49.20%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.26
- Gateshead
- 4.23
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 31.32
AAB or better
- School
- 22.60%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1496
Girls
47.46%
Boys
52.54%
SEN support
14.51%
Education, health and care plan
2.67%
English as an additional language
2.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
25.68%
Overall absence
10.29
Persistent absence
25.76
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
226
Sustained education or employment
90%
Education
80%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
8%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
66
Sustained education or employment
91%
Higher education
58%
Further education
3%
Apprenticeship
11%
Employment
18%