Thorp Academy
Main Road, Ryton, NE40 3AH
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: Yes
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,442 (759 boys, 683 girls)
- Capacity: 1740
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 24.5%
- Telephone: 01914132113
- Ofsted: Good (2 Apr 2019); ungraded inspection 19 Jun 2024: School remains Good
- Attainment 8: 49.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 356 applications, 242 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
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