Twickenham School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 7 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Unique reference
- 143420
- Address
- Percy Road, TW2 6JW
- Website
- www.twickenhamschool.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 707 (57% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.5%
- Girls
- 52.5%
- First language not English
- 39.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.4%
- Persistent absence
- 19.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.3%
White British 36.2%
Other White 18.1%
Mixed 10.8%
Indian 8.1%
Other Asian 6.6%
African 5.1%
Other 5.1%
Pakistani 3.5%
Chinese 2.1%
Caribbean 1.3%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Unclassified 1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Irish 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.16
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.4
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 39%
Local authority average 56%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 51%
Local authority average 65%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.7
Local authority average 55.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.38
Local authority average 5.14
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 28 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 21 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Dance | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 73 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 73 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 23 |
| French | GCSE | 11 |
Admissions
Twickenham School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 230
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 90
- 2nd preference
- 100
- 3rd preference
- 92
- From another Local Authority
- 249
Offers
- 1st preference
- 90
- 2nd preference
- 53
- 3rd preference
- 26
- To another Local Authority
- 124
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 177 93 84 |
| Year 8 | 142 69 73 |
| Year 9 | 129 64 65 |
| Year 10 | 120 49 71 |
| Year 11 | 139 61 78 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 91.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 55.0% 24.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 14.0% 50.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 11.0% 15.3% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.2% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 1.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 2.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 2.0% 1.0% |