Tanbridge House School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jun 11 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
- 1524 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.9%
- Girls
- 45.1%
- First language not English
- 6.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.8%
- Persistent absence
- 17.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 25.0%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| African | 1.6% |
| Indian | 2% |
| Mixed | 6.4% |
| Other White | 6.9% |
| White British | 77.9% |
| Other Asian | 1.5% |
| Chinese | 1.3% |
| Other | 0.7% |
| Unclassified | 0.6% |
| Irish | 0.5% |
| Pakistani | 0.4% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.2% |
| Caribbean | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 34% |
| Local authority average | 37% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 59% |
| Local authority average | 46% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 54.2 |
| Local authority average | 46.2 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 4.68 |
| Local authority average | 4.07 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 15 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 279 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 28 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 15 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 13 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 53 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 23 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 69 |
| Biology | GCSE | 64 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 64 |
Admissions
Tanbridge House School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 301
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 349
- 2nd preference
- 238
- 3rd preference
- 249
- From another Local Authority
- 15
Offers
- 1st preference
- 296
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 310 171 139 |
| Year 8 | 316 180 136 |
| Year 9 | 299 155 144 |
| Year 10 | 299 164 135 |
| Year 11 | 300 166 134 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 87.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 17.0% 40.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 26.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 67.0% 19.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.2% 3.0% |