Rated Good by Ofsted in 2023, and Outstanding for Leadership and Management, Thornhill Community Academy is ‘A School, A Family, A Community’. Our mission is to improve the life chances of every single student through a clear focus on our ABC - attendance, behaviour and curriculum. Quite simply, our expectations are for everyone at the academy to be nice and work hard in all we do.

The academy is a proud member of the well-regarded and high-performing SHARE Multi-Academy Trust and the Calderdale and Kirklees Teaching School Hub. This means we can offer our colleagues and prospective candidates access to a fantastic support network, CPD, and opportunities to develop best practice across the trust.

The academy is situated in a close-knit, diverse community, and is in good commuting distance from Leeds, Huddersfield, and Wakefield. Thornhill is proud to offer:

A supportive and ambitious environment where all students are encouraged to go beyond what they think they can achieve and to enjoy learning, helping them to lead successful, healthy and happy lives.

A vibrant place to work which equips staff to deliver their best every day, under the strong belief that Valuing People, Supporting Personal Best is the key.

A commitment that staff are happy, engaged and well supported at work, taking pride in students’ attendance, behaviour, progress and development as well as their own.

Excellent training and guidance relevant to individual job roles, so expectations are understood and staff are motivated.

Great benefits, as an employer of choice, including outstanding CPD, supportive line management, and meaningful networking opportunities across the trust to aid personal development.

Supportive leadership, encouraging a healthy work-life balance.

A high-quality teaching and learning environment, alongside good facilities.

A culture where children are happy, settled and confident, accessing a broad and balanced curriculum which provides a memorable educational experience for pupils and staff.