Thomas Tallis School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 20 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Unique reference
- 100190
- Address
- Kidbrooke Park Road, SE3 9PX
- Website
- www.thomastallisschool.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 2066 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.3%
- Girls
- 44.7%
- First language not English
- 15.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22%
- Persistent absence
- 25.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.1%
White British 43.2%
Mixed 16.2%
Other White 10.6%
African 9.1%
Unclassified 4.6%
Other 3.5%
Other Black 2.8%
Other Asian 2.5%
Caribbean 2.3%
Indian 1.4%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Chinese 1.1%
Pakistani 0.8%
Irish 0.7%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 46%
Local authority average 48%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.5
Local authority average 46.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.09
Local authority average 4.19
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 33 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 24 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 43 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 29 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 3 |
| Biology | GCSE | 39 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 73 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 39 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
Admissions
Thomas Tallis School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 250
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 305
- 2nd preference
- 280
- 3rd preference
- 243
- From another Local Authority
- 297
Offers
- 1st preference
- 184
- 2nd preference
- 37
- 3rd preference
- 17
- To another Local Authority
- 67
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 269 186 83 |
| Year 8 | 269 162 107 |
| Year 9 | 270 156 114 |
| Year 10 | 271 145 126 |
| Year 11 | 267 153 114 |
| Year 12 | 383 171 212 |
| Year 13 | 337 170 167 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 88.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 15.0% 14.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 57.0% 54.0% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 14.0% 20.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.8% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 76.0% 71.2% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 32.0% 17.4% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 0.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.3% 2.4% |