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
- 1507 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.2%
- Girls
- 50.8%
- First language not English
- 12.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 6.5%
- Persistent absence
- 15.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.2%
White British 57.5%
Unclassified 16.4%
Other White 5.9%
Mixed 5.3%
Other Asian 3.6%
Indian 3.5%
Other 2.9%
Pakistani 2.1%
African 1.2%
Other Black 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.58
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 22%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 66%
Local authority average 54%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 57.6
Local authority average 50.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.99
Local authority average 4.49
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 20 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 3 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 46 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 39 |
| Biology | GCSE | 97 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 97 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 63 |
Admissions
Tomlinscote School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 297
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 350
- 2nd preference
- 175
- 3rd preference
- 113
- From another Local Authority
- 63
Offers
- 1st preference
- 285
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 300 136 164 |
| Year 8 | 312 174 138 |
| Year 9 | 299 140 159 |
| Year 10 | 299 147 152 |
| Year 11 | 297 145 152 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 89.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 24.0% 25.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 30.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 64.0% 32.3% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.0% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 3.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.1% 1.0% |