Thornden School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 22 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Unique reference
- 136715
- Address
- Winchester Road, Chandler's Ford, SO53 2DW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1456 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.6%
- Girls
- 47.4%
- First language not English
- 11.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 5.4%
- Persistent absence
- 14.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.9%
White British 70.4%
Mixed 7.3%
Indian 7.3%
Other White 5.8%
Chinese 2.1%
African 1.6%
Other Asian 1.4%
Pakistani 1.3%
Other 1.2%
Unclassified 1%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.51
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 62%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 73%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 59.7
Local authority average 45.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.49
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 17 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 9 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 18 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 24 |
| Biology | GCSE | 106 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 58 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 107 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 43 |
Admissions
Thornden School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 287
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 320
- 2nd preference
- 194
- 3rd preference
- 118
- From another Local Authority
- 15
Offers
- 1st preference
- 281
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 293 179 114 |
| Year 8 | 290 146 144 |
| Year 9 | 292 160 132 |
| Year 10 | 291 133 158 |
| Year 11 | 290 148 142 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 94.0% 85.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 7.0% 38.6% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 6.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 86.0% 40.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 5.8% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% |