Thornden School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 21 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
- 1451 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.0%
- Girls
- 48.0%
- First language not English
- 13.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 6.1%
- Persistent absence
- 11.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.4%
White British 70%
Mixed 7.4%
Indian 7.2%
Other White 5%
Chinese 3%
Other Asian 1.8%
Other 1.7%
Pakistani 1.4%
African 1.2%
Unclassified 1%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 58%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 72%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 59.8
Local authority average 45.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.53
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 40 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 20 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 18 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 11 |
| Biology | GCSE | 78 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 64 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 77 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 48 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 41 |
Admissions
Thornden School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 280
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 274
- 2nd preference
- 182
- 3rd preference
- 79
- From another Local Authority
- 13
Offers
- 1st preference
- 268
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 289 139 150 |
| Year 8 | 293 176 117 |
| Year 9 | 286 146 140 |
| Year 10 | 293 160 133 |
| Year 11 | 290 133 157 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 95.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 11.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | SP 5.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 84.0% 41.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.4% 3.0% |