Thorp Academy

School Name: Thorp Academy
Address: Main Road
Town/City: Ryton
County: Tyne and Wear
Postcode: NE40 3AH
Telephone Number: 01914 132113
Website: https://ta.northerneducationtrust.org/

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18)
Type: Academy sponsor led
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2014
Trust: Northern Education Trust
Sponsor: Northern Education Trust

Executive Principal: Miss Joanna Macaulay
Capacity: 1740
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1442 (53% boys & 47% girls)
Enrollment: 83% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 26.4%

• SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
• VI - Visual Impairment
• HI - Hearing Impairment
• SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
• ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
• SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
• MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
• PD - Physical Disability
• MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty

URN: 141185
DfE Number: 390/4001
UKPRN: 10046909
UPRN: 100000512510
Region: North East (E12000001)
District: Gateshead (E08000037)
Constituency: Blaydon and Consett (E14001106)
Electoral Ward: Ryton, Crookhill & Stella (E05016560)

Easting & Northing: 414507E, 564201N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 58' 22.28" N 1° 46' 29.14" W
Plus Code: 9C6WX6FG+43

DfE Record: View record

1. Ryton Community Infant School (0.1km)
2. Ryton Junior School (0.2km)
3. Emmaville Primary School (0.9km)
4. St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook (1.2km)
5. Crookhill Community Primary School (1.8km)
6. Greenside Primary School (2.3km)
7. St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon (2.7km)
8. Newburn Manor Nursery School (2.7km)
9. Newburn Manor Primary School (2.7km)
10. Wylam First School (2.7km)

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• Hilton Primary Academy
• Merlin Top Primary Academy
• Mount Pellon Primary Academy
• Dyke House Sports and Technology College
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• Kirk Balk Academy
• Manor Community Academy
• Badger Hill Academy
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