Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy
Valley Drive, Dewsbury, WF12 0HE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- SHARE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Burton
- Sponsor
- SHARE Multi Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Dewsbury and Batley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 902
- URN
- 146365
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924342890
About this school
Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy is a secondary academy in Dewsbury. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 902 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 155 | 177 | 168 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.7 | 45.5 | 43.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.30 +0.07 to +0.53 | +0.30 +0.09 to +0.51 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 45.8% | 38.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62% | 64.4% | 61.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 49% | 50.8% | 57.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kirklees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44.7 | 40.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.5 | 41 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.6 | 42.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 886 |
| 2023/24 | 929 |
| 2024/25 | 910 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy compares
Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy ranked 18th of 25 secondary schools in Kirklees for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 51% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.6 | 9% | 33.6% | 902 | — |
| Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College | 51 | 9.1% | 20.4% | 1,699 | 1.8 miles |
| Manor Croft Academy | 47.8 | 10.9% | 38.7% | 1,032 | 2.4 miles |
| St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy | 34.8 | 12% | 43.5% | 992 | 2.6 miles |
| Westborough High School | 42.6 | 9.9% | 46.7% | 900 | 2.6 miles |
| Horbury Academy | 48.7 | 10.1% | 26.3% | 1,070 | 2.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.63%
- English as an additional language
- 48.9%
- Overall absence
- 8.99%
- Persistent absence
- 27.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College1.8 miles
Secondary · Ossett
-
Manor Croft Academy2.4 miles
Secondary · Dewsbury
-
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy2.6 miles
Secondary · Dewsbury
-
Westborough High School2.6 miles
Secondary · Dewsbury
-
Horbury Academy2.9 miles
Secondary · Wakefield
Other schools in Dewsbury
- Manor Croft Academy Secondary
- St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Westborough High School Secondary
- Flatts Nursery School Nursery
- Boothroyd Primary Academy Primary
- Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- Carlton Junior and Infant School Primary
- Diamond Wood Community Academy Primary
- Earlsheaton Infant School Primary
- Eastborough Academy Primary
- Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- Orchard Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy teach?
- Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Dewsbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy?
- The headteacher of Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy is Mr Matthew Burton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy?
- Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy has 902 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy full?
- Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy has capacity for 900 pupils and 902 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy a faith school?
- No. Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy part of an academy trust?
- Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy is part of SHARE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy have?
- The schools register lists Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.7 in 2022/23 and 43.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy compare with other schools in Kirklees?
- Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy ranked 18th of 25 secondary schools in Kirklees for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 51% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy's absence rate?
- Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy's overall absence rate is 9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.