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Thamesmead School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Manygate Lane, Shepperton TW17 9EE · thamesmead.surrey.sch.uk · 01932 219400
On the mapSearch near TW17 9EE
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 50.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Surrey 50.8, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 2.15 mi
- 3.47 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Surrey Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,054
- 4 over 1,050 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17%
- First language not English
- 10.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Thamesmead School
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 2.15 mi (3.47 km) from the school. Source: Surrey Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 175 families put the school first and 216 places were offered; 90% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 216 | 175 | 0.8 | 90% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 217 | 201 | 0.9 | 79% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 213 | 199 | 0.9 | 80% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 226 | 187 | 0.8 | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 236 | 179 | 0.8 | 92% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.15 mi3.47 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 50.6, and 50.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Surrey it was 50.8, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲50.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲50.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲74.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼19.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.31 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 8.5 | +1.3 |
| Sixth form college | 41 | −5.9 |
| Further education | 35 | +1 |
| Other education | 1.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2 | −0.6 |
| Employment | 2 | −5.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5 | +4 |
| Activity not captured | 5 | +4 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Thamesmead School on 23 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 23 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Dec 2006Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (173 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 173
- 17% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 42 parents (24%) with SEND