Thamesmead School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 16 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
- 1048 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.1%
- Girls
- 46.9%
- First language not English
- 11.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.6%
- Persistent absence
- 24.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.1%
White British 68.8%
Other White 7.6%
Mixed 7.5%
Other Asian 3.1%
Unclassified 3%
Indian 2.8%
African 2.7%
Other 1.3%
Pakistani 1.1%
Chinese 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 44%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 51%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.5
Local authority average 50.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.3
Local authority average 4.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 20 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 41 |
| Biology | GCSE | 63 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 63 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 32 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 201 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 197 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 77 |
| French | GCSE | 8 |
Admissions
Thamesmead School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 217
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 201
- 2nd preference
- 213
- 3rd preference
- 194
- From another Local Authority
- 40
Offers
- 1st preference
- 158
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 16
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 222 111 111 |
| Year 8 | 212 114 98 |
| Year 9 | 207 114 93 |
| Year 10 | 205 104 101 |
| Year 11 | 202 113 89 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 88.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 36.0% 25.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 8.0% 29.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 45.0% 32.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 2.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 4.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.2% 3.0% |