Thornhill Academy, (formerly known as Thornhill School) is a

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located in

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, England. It was a community school administered by

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, and had a specialism in business and enterprise. In September 2017 Thornhill School converted to academy status and was renamed Thornhill Academy. The school is now sponsored by

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. Thornhill Academy admits pupils mainly from Barnes Junior School, Diamond Hall Junior School, Hudson Road Primary School and Richard Avenue Primary School. The school offers

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and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. Graduating students often go on to study at the Bede Sixth Form, a

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consortium including Thornhill Academy and Sunderland College.

References

External links

Thornhill Academy official website
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