Walbottle Academy
Academy · Year 7–Year 13 · 1,722 pupils
Thorp Academy
Main Road, Ryton NE40 3AH
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
1,442
On roll
Ages
11–18
Capacity 1,740
Local authority
Gateshead
Northern Education Trust
Schola Grade 5
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About Thorp Academy
Thorp Academy is a secondary academy in Ryton, Gateshead, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13). It is part of Northern Education Trust.
It has 1,442 pupils on roll and room for 1,740. It has a sixth form. Its Schola Grade is 5 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 13
- Ages
- 11–18
- Official type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Pupils on roll
- 1,442
- Capacity
- 1,740 pupils
- Free school meals
- 26.40% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Northern Education Trust
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 141185
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