Thames Park Secondary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 25 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Unique reference
- 147853
- Address
- Chadwell Road, RM17 5FP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 740 (60% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.3%
- Girls
- 44.7%
- First language not English
- 33.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.1%
- Persistent absence
- 23.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.8%
White British 38.2%
Other White 21.9%
African 10.7%
Unclassified 8.2%
Mixed 7.6%
Indian 2.8%
Other Asian 2.2%
Other Black 2%
Bangladeshi 1.6%
Other 1.6%
Caribbean 1.4%
Pakistani 1.1%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 16%
Local authority average 43%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 52%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.2
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.84
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 22 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 11 |
| Biology | GCSE | 36 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 70 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 36 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 22 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 30 |
| English Language | GCSE | 109 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 109 |
Admissions
Thames Park Secondary School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 179
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 192
- 2nd preference
- 219
- 3rd preference
- 109
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 155
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 181 88 93 |
| Year 8 | 210 120 90 |
| Year 9 | 120 70 50 |
| Year 10 | 119 65 54 |
| Year 11 | 110 66 44 |