Thistley Hough Academy

Thistley Hough, Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 5JJ

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About this school

Thistley Hough Academy is an Academy sponsor led serving secondary age pupils, located in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. The school has 1,095 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 5 May 2022). Last inspected 2 June 2026. The Principal is Michelle Lawrence. The school is administered by Stoke-on-Trent local authority. It belongs to CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST. It opened in 1 September 2013.

School details

Principal

Michelle Lawrence

Trust

CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST

Local authority

Stoke-on-Trent

Gender

Mixed

URN

139068

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at Thistley Hough Academy are handled by the school or the local authority (Stoke-on-Trent). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

• 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.

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