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
- 938 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.7%
- Girls
- 47.3%
- First language not English
- 15.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 42.3%
- Persistent absence
- 30.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.1%
White British 62.2%
African 11%
Other White 10%
Mixed 6.3%
Indian 3%
Gypsy/Roma 2.5%
Other 1.3%
Caribbean 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Unclassified 0.5%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.69
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 18%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 33.9
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.83
Local authority average 4.12
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 36 |
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 22 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 34 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 15 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 7 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 51 |
| Biology | GCSE | 48 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 83 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 47 |
| English Language | GCSE | 171 |
Admissions
Thamesview School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 207
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 103
- 2nd preference
- 64
- 3rd preference
- 66
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 103
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 16
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 177 95 82 |
| Year 8 | 180 93 87 |
| Year 9 | 187 102 85 |
| Year 10 | 164 80 84 |
| Year 11 | 178 100 78 |
| Year 12 | 29 14 15 |
| Year 13 | 23 10 13 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 87.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 49.0% 25.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 35.0% 60.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 4.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 50.0% 61.7% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 0.0% 19.5% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 0.0% 16.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 6.0% 1.4% 1.7% |