Tomlinscote School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 14 2023 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
- 140117
- Address
- Tomlinscote Way, Frimley, GU16 8PY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1502 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.1%
- Girls
- 49.9%
- First language not English
- 12.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 6.9%
- Persistent absence
- 12.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.9%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other Asian | 4.1% |
| Mixed | 5% |
| Other White | 6.5% |
| Unclassified | 19.9% |
| White British | 53.1% |
| Indian | 3.3% |
| Other | 2.9% |
| Pakistani | 2.1% |
| African | 1.3% |
| Chinese | 0.8% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.5% |
| Other Black | 0.3% |
| Irish | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 28% |
| Local authority average | 44% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 63% |
| Local authority average | 55% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 53.4 |
| Local authority average | 50.8 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 4.69 |
| Local authority average | 4.55 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 9 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 33 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 24 |
| Biology | GCSE | 108 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 108 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 8 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 63 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 35 |
| Applied Engineering | GCSE | 23 |
Admissions
Tomlinscote School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 292
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 335
- 2nd preference
- 217
- 3rd preference
- 105
- From another Local Authority
- 71
Offers
- 1st preference
- 276
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 300 155 145 |
| Year 8 | 299 137 162 |
| Year 9 | 305 171 134 |
| Year 10 | 299 142 157 |
| Year 11 | 299 147 152 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 88.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 20.0% 25.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 29.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 68.0% 32.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.2% 3.0% |