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Thorp Academy

Thorp Academy
Main Road
Newburn
Tyne and Wear
England
NE403AH

📞 phone: 01914 132113

👩‍🏫 executive principal: Mrs Karen Hailes

🌍 web: ta.northerneducationtrust.org

1291 pupils mixed gender
1511 pupils capacity: 85% full

665 boys 52%

626 girls 48%

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Secondary — Academy sponsor led

Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Trust school
Supported by a multi-academy trust
URN
141185
Education phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Establishment #
4001
Open date
1. September 2014
Reason open
New Provision
OSGB coordinates
Easting: 414507, Northing: 564201
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 54.972, Longitude: -1.7749
Accepting pupils
11—18 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
20. January 2022
Ofsted last inspection
3. April 2019
Region › Const. › Ward
North East › Blaydon › Ryton, Crookhill and Stella
SEN priorities
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Sen2
VI - Visual Impairment
Sen3
HI - Hearing Impairment
Free school meals %
23.60
Trust
NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
Learning provider ref #
10046909

School governors

  • Mr Ian Scott, Local Governor
    (10. July 2019—9. July 2027)
  • Mrs Julie Kelly, Chair of Local Governing Body
    (10. July 2019—9. July 2027)
  • Mr Danny Meek, Local Governor
    (10. July 2019—26. September 2022)
  • Mr Chris Stevenson, Local Governor
    (10. July 2019—13. July 2022)
  • Miss Avril Armstrong, Local Governor
    (10. July 2019—9. July 2027)
  • Mrs Dorothy Smith, Local Governor
    (10. July 2019—31. December 2022)
  • Karen Hailes, Local Governor
    (10. July 2019—None)
  • Donna Park, Local Governor
    (10. July 2019—None)
  • Mr Charles Thoburn, Local Governor
    (10. July 2019—9. July 2027)
  • Mr Robert Tarn, Local Governor
    (10. July 2019—None)
  • Mrs Jane Wilson, Local Governor
    (1. September 2019—None)
  • Mr Peter Parish, Local Governor
    (15. July 2020—15. July 2024)
  • Mr Andrew Jordon, Local Governor
    (10. July 2019—None)
  • Mr Simon Lejeune, Local Governor
    (9. July 2021—8. July 2025)
  • Mrs Ami Jackson, Local Governor
    (9. July 2021—9. July 2025)
  • Miss Fern Coulson, Local Governor
    (10. December 2021—9. December 2025)
  • Mr Ian Greenshields, Local Governor
    (8. December 2022—7. December 2024)
  • Mr Simon Williams, Local Governor
    (8. December 2022—7. December 2026)
  • Ms Tarina Fee, Local Governor
    (15. February 2023—14. February 2027)
  • Ms Karla Martinez, Local Governor
    (15. February 2023—14. February 2027)
  • Ms Harriet Thirkell, Local Governor
    (15. February 2023—14. February 2027)
  • Ms Helen Clarence, Local Governor
    (15. February 2023—14. February 2027)
  • Ms Andrew Murphy, Local Governor
    (1. January 2023—None)
  • Mr Brian Buttler, Local Governor
    (31. March 2023—30. March 2027)
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  1. Ryton Community Infant School, NE403AF (138 pupils)
  2. Charles Thorp Comprehensive School, NE403AH
  3. Thorp Academy, NE403AH (1291 pupils)
  4. 0.1 miles Ryton Junior School, NE403AF (136 pupils)
  5. 0.6 miles Emmaville Primary School, NE404ND (483 pupils)
  6. 0.7 miles Kepier Chare Community Primary School, NE404UN
  7. 0.7 miles St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, NE404UN (194 pupils)
  8. 0.7 miles St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook, NE404UN
  9. 1.1 miles Crookhill Community Primary School, NE403ES (186 pupils)
  10. 1.4 miles Greenside Primary School, NE404AX (186 pupils)
  11. 1.6 miles St Mary and St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, NE214NE (247 pupils)
  12. 1.6 miles St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon, NE214NE
  13. 1.7 miles Newburn Manor Nursery School, NE158PY (83 pupils)
  14. 1.7 miles Newburn Manor Primary School, NE158PD (205 pupils)
  15. 1.7 miles Wylam First School, NE418EH (127 pupils)
  16. 1.7 miles Wylam First School, NE418EH (146 pupils)
  17. 1.8 miles Throckley Primary School, NE159DY (362 pupils)
  18. 1.8 miles Throckley Middle School, NE159DY
  19. 1.9 miles Heddon-On-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, NE150BJ (196 pupils)
  20. 1.9 miles Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, NE150BJ (225 pupils)
  21. 2 miles Walbottle Village Primary School, NE158JL (200 pupils)
  22. 2 miles Walbottle Village Primary School, NE158JL (175 pupils)
  23. 2.1 miles St Cuthbert's RC Primary School, NE158JL (184 pupils)
  24. 2.1 miles Walbottle Campus, NE159TP (1617 pupils)
  25. 2.1 miles St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, NE158JL (192 pupils)

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