Tanbridge House School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jun 12 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Unique reference
- 126064
- Address
- Farthings Hill, Guildford Road, RH12 1SR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1508 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.2%
- Girls
- 44.8%
- First language not English
- 6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 8.3%
- Persistent absence
- 15.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.6%
White British 79.4%
Other White 7.5%
Mixed 5.9%
Indian 1.9%
Other Asian 1.5%
African 1.1%
Chinese 1%
Unclassified 0.7%
Irish 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.76
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.05
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 33%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 68%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 56.7
Local authority average 46.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.88
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 306 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 29 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 16 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 7 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 33 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 25 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 53 |
| Biology | GCSE | 82 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 79 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 82 |
Admissions
Tanbridge House School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 304
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 344
- 2nd preference
- 243
- 3rd preference
- 281
- From another Local Authority
- 13
Offers
- 1st preference
- 288
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 314 174 140 |
| Year 8 | 299 155 144 |
| Year 9 | 297 165 132 |
| Year 10 | 299 167 132 |
| Year 11 | 299 172 127 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 88.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 13.0% 37.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 28.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 74.0% 20.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.4% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | SP 1.1% 1.0% |