We were delighted to welcome SSGT (Staff Sargeant) Joshua Peel to the Academy, where he delivered a series of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) workshops to our students. In Years 7-9, students taking part were put forward by their Science, Technology, and Maths teachers, whilst students from Years 10 and 11 were given the opportunity to put themselves forward, having expressed an interest in a STEM career in the future.

In a special training event led by staff and volunteers from the Yorkshire Ambulance Service, Academy students learnt how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation, more commonly known as CPR.

We were delighted to welcome Mark Powell from Bletchley Park to the Academy, where he ran a series of workshops for students organised by the Maths department.

We are extremely impressed by the tremendous success of our students at Thornhill Community Academy in the summer GCSE examinations.  Despite challenges to their secondary education, where students have faced lockdowns and periods of remote learning, they have performed superbly. Individual students have made huge progress, and the whole year group have improved headline figures again.  The percentage of students achieving a standard pass between grades 4 and 9 in English and Maths has risen to 63% this year, and those achieving a good pass (grade 5) in both subjects has risen to 44% for 2024 leavers.

Led by staff from the English department, Academy students were given the opportunity to visit Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London. The visit was arranged to enrich their classroom studies, as all students in years 7 to 9 have studied a Shakespeare play during the past academic year.

We are very pleased to announce that Mr Naylor, our Learning Resources Manager has been ordained in ministry for The Church of England.