Thamesview School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 21 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 118879
- Address
- Thong Lane, DA12 4LF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 955 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.5%
- Girls
- 47.5%
- First language not English
- 19.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45%
- Persistent absence
- 29.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.5%
White British 59%
African 11.9%
Other White 10.2%
Mixed 6.7%
Indian 3.4%
Gypsy/Roma 2.6%
Other 1.6%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Caribbean 0.9%
Unclassified 0.7%
Other Asian 0.6%
Pakistani 0.5%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 55%
Local authority average 47%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 22%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34.3
Local authority average 46.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.16
Local authority average 4.17
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 45 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 10 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 17 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 34 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 5 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 76 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 5 |
Admissions
Thamesview School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 201
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 135
- 2nd preference
- 63
- 3rd preference
- 95
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 135
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 20
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 204 96 108 |
| Year 8 | 182 102 80 |
| Year 9 | 169 85 84 |
| Year 10 | 177 98 79 |
| Year 11 | 162 87 75 |
| Year 12 | 35 18 17 |
| Year 13 | 26 15 11 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 86.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 42.0% 28.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 33.0% 57.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 2.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 3.0% 3.0% |