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%
White British 53.1%
Unclassified 19.9%
Other White 6.5%
Mixed 5%
Other Asian 4.1%
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
School 28%
Local authority average 44%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 62%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53.3
Local authority average 50.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.68
Local authority average 4.55
England average 4.08
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% |