Thamesmead School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 17 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Unique reference
- 137237
- Address
- Manygate Lane, TW17 9EE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1042 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.6%
- Girls
- 46.4%
- First language not English
- 10.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.3%
- Persistent absence
- 30.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.7%
White British 68.6%
Mixed 9.1%
Other White 8.3%
Other Asian 2.6%
Indian 2.4%
African 2.3%
Unclassified 2.2%
Other 1.2%
Pakistani 1.1%
Chinese 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.32
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 56%
Local authority average 54%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53.5
Local authority average 50.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.49
Local authority average 4.49
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 24 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 41 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 66 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 66 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 4 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 35 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 23 |
| English Language | GCSE | 198 |
Admissions
Thamesmead School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 213
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 199
- 2nd preference
- 234
- 3rd preference
- 162
- From another Local Authority
- 56
Offers
- 1st preference
- 160
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 19
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 224 120 104 |
| Year 8 | 205 107 98 |
| Year 9 | 207 107 100 |
| Year 10 | 206 113 93 |
| Year 11 | 200 111 89 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 89.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 34.0% 25.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 7.0% 30.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 47.0% 32.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 3.2% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.3% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 3.7% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.7% 1.2% |