Thornaby Academy (formerly Thornaby Community School) is a

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located in

Thornaby-on-Tees Thornaby-on-Tees, commonly referred to as Thornaby, is a town and civil parish on the River Tees's southern bank. It is in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England. The parish had a population of 24,741 at the 2011 census, in t ...

in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees,

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, England.

Background

The school was previously known as Bassleton School before being renamed Thornaby Community School in September 1999. Thornaby Community School converted to academy status in September 2010 and was renamed Thornaby Academy. The school is sponsored by Teesside University,

Stockton Sixth Form College Prior Pursglove and Stockton Sixth Form College is a sixth form college with sites in Guisborough and Stockton-on-Tees. The college is a result of a merger between Prior Pursglove College and Stockton Sixth Form College in May 2016. The college is ...

, Stockton Riverside College and

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council is the local authority of the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. It provides a full range of local government servi ...

. Thornaby Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. The school also has a specialism in business and enterprise with a particular focus on digital media.

Notable alumni

* Dean Wilkinson, comedy writer

References

External links

Thornaby Academy official website
Secondary schools in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees Academies in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees Teesside University Thornaby-on-Tees {{Yorkshire-school-stub