OFSTED
17 November 2022
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Surrey
Trust
THAMESMEAD SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,054
1,054 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
509
48.3% of pupils
Male pupils
545
51.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.7 pts
below England
School
17.1%
Spelthorne
18.2%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.6 pts
below England
School
10.7%
Spelthorne
21.2%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
7.8 pts
above England
School
8.8%
Spelthorne
3.4%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
68.3%
720
Any other White background
6.2%
65
Any other Asian background
3.5%
37
Any other Mixed background
3.5%
37
Unclassified
3.0%
32
Indian
2.9%
31
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
20.4%
215 of
1,054 pupils
0.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
50.6
11.4 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.19 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.87%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.65 pts
higher than
England
School
8.87%
Spelthorne
5.42%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
25.46%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.65 pts
higher than
England
School
25.46%
Spelthorne
13.10%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.44%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.63 pts
higher than
England
School
3.44%
Spelthorne
1.15%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
100.4%
8.1 pts
above England
Thamesmead School
100.4%
Spelthorne
99.4%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.