Thornaby Academy Explained

Thornaby Academy
Type:Academy
Trust:Northern Education Trust
Head Label:Principal
Head:D Butcher
Address:Baysdale Road
Location:Thornaby-on-Tees
Postcode:TS17 9DB
County:North Yorkshire
Country:England
Local Authority:Stockton-on-Tees
Dfeno:808/6905
Urn:148186
Ofsted:yes
Gender:Coeducational
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:16
Website:http://www.thornabyacademy.org.uk/

Thornaby Academy (formerly Thornaby Community School) is a coeducational secondary school located in Thornaby-on-Tees in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England.[1]

Background

The school was previously known as Bassleton School before being renamed Thornaby Community School in September 1999. Thornaby Community School converted to academy status in September 2010 and was renamed Thornaby Academy. The school is sponsored by Teesside University, Stockton Sixth Form College, Stockton Riverside College and Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council.[2]

Thornaby Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. The school also has a specialism in business and enterprise with a particular focus on digital media.[3]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thornaby Academy - Inspiring Success and Enterprise. thornabyacademy.org.uk. 7 June 2015.
  2. Web site: Principal’s Welcome - Thornaby Academy. thornabyacademy.org.uk. 7 June 2015.
  3. Web site: Specialisms. thornabyacademy.org.uk. 7 June 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150608010652/http://www.thornabyacademy.org.uk/category/curriculum/specialisms/. 8 June 2015.