Community school Secondary Open

Thurston Community College

Norton Road, Thurston, Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, IP31 3PB

Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 6 March 2024). Last inspected 6 March 2024.

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1,484
Pupils
17.7%
Free school meals

About this school

Thurston Community College is a Community school serving secondary age pupils, located in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk. The school has 1,484 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 6 March 2024). Last inspected 6 March 2024. The Principal is Maéve Taylor. The school is administered by Suffolk local authority.

School details

Principal
Maéve Taylor
Local authority
Suffolk
Gender
Mixed
URN
124802

Admissions

Applications for places at Thurston Community College are handled by the school or the local authority (Suffolk). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

46.9
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−0.16
Progress 8 · 2023-24
51%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
67%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
4.11
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
23%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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