Academy converter · Kirklees

Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy

11–16Ages
902Pupils
SecondaryPhase
146365URN

Valley Drive, Dewsbury, WF12 0HE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.8 below Kirklees median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in KirkleesSelective

232 applications for 172 places · 23rd of 24 in Kirklees

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.1of 90

Kirklees 45.1 England 46.0

13th of 25 in Kirklees

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 22 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.4applications per place, Year 7

0.8 below Kirklees median (2.1) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

232 applications · 172 places offered · 164 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.4; Kirklees median median 2.1
2025 1.2; Kirklees median median 2.0
2024 1.4; Kirklees median median 2.2
2023 1.2; Kirklees median median 2.0
2022 1.2; Kirklees median median 2.1
2021 1.2; Kirklees median median 2.1
2020 1.2; Kirklees median median 1.9
2019 1.3; Kirklees median median 1.9
2018 1.3; Kirklees median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Kirklees median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.2; Kirklees median median 1.7; as the previous school
2015 1.2; Kirklees median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.2; Kirklees median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kirklees median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Kirklees median

Dashed bars: as Thornhill Community Academy (URN 138959), The Community Science College at Thornhill (URN 107777), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	172	232	1.4	164	0.95
Sep 2025	174	206	1.2	147	0.84
Sep 2024	187	256	1.4	179	0.96
Sep 2023	203	245	1.2	180	0.89
Sep 2022	190	221	1.2	150	0.79
Sep 2021	180	220	1.2	156	0.87
Sep 2020	193	239	1.2	151	0.78
Sep 2019	191	238	1.3	155	0.81
Sep 2018 *	153	199	1.3	116	0.76
Sep 2017 *	170	224	1.3	135	0.79
Sep 2016 *	181	211	1.2	134	0.74
Sep 2015 *	198	239	1.2	137	0.69
Sep 2014 *	171	206	1.2	120	0.70

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

175 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.113th of 25 in Kirklees

Kirklees 45.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths45%11th of 25 in Kirklees

Kirklees 44% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths62%

Kirklees 63% England 66%

This school
Kirklees median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.30

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	175	45.1	45%	62%	–
2024/25	168	43.6	38%	62%	–
2023/24	177	45.5	46%	64%	+0.30
2022/23	155	44.7	41%	62%	+0.30

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Thornhill Community Academy, A Share AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.4applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
2.9 km · Wakefield

2026

1.6applications per place 49.8Attainment 8
Manor Croft Academy
3.8 km · Kirklees

Good2022

2.1applications per place 47.9Attainment 8
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
4.2 km · Kirklees

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 34.9Attainment 8
Westborough High School
4.2 km · Kirklees

2026

1.8applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
Horbury Academy
4.7 km · Wakefield

2026

3.0applications per place 51.0Attainment 8
Castle Hall Academy
5.2 km · Kirklees

Good2023

2.8applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
Heckmondwike Grammar School
6.3 km · Kirklees

2026

2.8applications per place 78.9Attainment 8 Selective
The Mirfield Free Grammar
6.3 km · Kirklees

Some aspects not as strong2024

2.9applications per place 43.5Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 146365 · 382/4007
Trust: Share Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 900 pupils · 902 on roll
Free school meals: 34.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 November 2018
Replaced: Thornhill Community Academy (URN 138959); The Community Science College at Thornhill (URN 107777)
Address: Valley Drive, Dewsbury, WF12 0HE
Local authority: Kirklees

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources