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Thistley Hough Academy

Academy sponsor led · Stoke-on-Trent · ST4 5JJ

Ages 11–16 · 1,105 pupils · Stoke-on-Trent

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Ofsted

Expected standard

Attainment 8

45.1

Overall absence

8.6%

Admissions demand

0.91 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-06-02

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8+0.23
−20+2
Attainment 845.1
English & maths grade 5+43%
English & maths grade 4+60%
EBacc entry19%

EBacc APS: 3.9

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)23.3%
Unauthorised3.9%
Authorised absence
4.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.9%
Enrolments in measure
1,119

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.91 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

187

Places offered

206

1st-preference offers

170

Total preferences (any rank)
321
Preferred offers (top 3)
206
Applications from outside LA
13
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill105%

1,105 pupils · 1,050 places

Pupils on roll
1,105
Boys / girls
581 / 524
School capacity
1,050
Capacity fill
1,105 / 1,050 (105%)
Free school meals
38.3%
FSM pupils
423
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST
Academy trust
CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST
Sponsor
Creative Education Trust
Headteacher
Ms Michelle Lawrence

Location

Address
Thistley Hough, Penkhull
Postcode
ST4 5JJ
Town
Stoke-on-Trent
County
Staffordshire
Local authority
Stoke-on-Trent
District
Stoke-on-Trent
Constituency
Stoke-on-Trent Central
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent, 1,105 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 38.3%.

Open schools in Stoke-on-Trent
183
Secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent
25
Academies among open schools in Stoke-on-Trent
70% (129)
Open schools in ST4
27
Secondary in ST4
4
Open schools in Stoke-on-Trent LA
116
Secondary in Stoke-on-Trent LA
15

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence4.0%

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  • Newcastle Academy

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    • EM5+16%
    • Absence13.7%

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  • Trentham Academy

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    • P80.2
    • EM5+53%
    • Absence7.3%

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  • The Orme Academy

    Ofsted: Good

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    • Att841.2
    • P8-0.4
    • EM5+34%
    • Absence10.0%

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  • St Thomas More Catholic Academy

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    Ages 11–18

    • Att839.1
    • P8-0.2
    • EM5+31%
    • Absence8.8%

    2.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Michelle Lawrence
Telephone
01782883500
Website
http://www.thistleyhoughacademy.org.uk/

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