Thornhill Secondary School, as it was initially named, was officially opened on its present site on the 25th November 1964. At this time, it was part of the County Borough of Dewsbury Education Committee. Kirklees Council did not exist in those days. The school’s former premises on Edge Lane became the local Junior and Infant School, which remains the case today. 

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.