General News
Event to Preserve Second World War Memories
We are looking for people to bring their stories and objects relating to the Second World War to the Digital Collection Day at Thornton on Saturday 16th September from 10:00 am. The event is part of a nationwide campaign organised by Their Finest Hour, a team based at the University of Oxford and funded by…
Excellent GCSE Results at Thornton in 2023
Thornton students have once again achieved fantastic GCSE results with over a third of students achieving grades 9 – 7 (legacy A** – A). In addition to GCSE results, students achieved 100% A* – C in their Higher Project Qualifications with over half achieving A* – A. 76% of all results were grades 9-5 (National average…
A Level Results 2023
Congratulations to all our Sixth Form students who received their A Level and Vocational Qualification results this morning! It was lovely to see so many of them and we are happy to share that they are off to Manchester, Leeds, Kent, Loughborough and Winchester Universities to name a few! The courses they are going on…
MRS PATRICIA BRASSINGTON
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mrs Patricia Brassington, who taught for many years at Thornton until her retirement in 2004. Trish, as she was known to the staff, and ‘Mrs B’, as many of her pupils addressed her, was appointed to teach English and then went on to lead…
