Thorpe House School
Oval Way, Gerrards Cross, SL9 8QA
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Jacob Burnett
- Religious ethos
- Church of England
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Chesham and Amersham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 370
- Pupils on roll
- 267
- URN
- 110555
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01753882474
About this school
Thorpe House School is a boys' independent school in Gerrards Cross. It teaches children aged 3 to 18 and has 267 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Thorpe House School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Thorpe House School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1953, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 36 | 34 | 42 |
| Attainment 8 score | 56.3 | 61.6 | 55.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 69% | 82.4% | 66.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 94% | 97.1% | 83.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 5.9% | 9.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Thorpe House School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Buckinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56.3 | 47.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 61.6 | 49.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 55.4 | 46.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 276 |
| 2023/24 | 271 |
| 2024/25 | 281 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 2
- Pupils on SEN support
- 108
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's School0.2 miles
Independent schools · Gerrards Cross
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Gayhurst School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Gerrards Cross
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Maltman's Green School0.5 miles
Independent schools · Gerrards Cross
-
Teikyo School UK3.1 miles
Independent schools
-
International School of Creative Arts3.1 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Gerrards Cross
- Gayhurst School Independent schools
- Maltman's Green School Independent schools
- St Mary's School Independent schools
- Chalfont St Peter CofE Academy Primary
- Chalfont St Peter Infant School Primary
- Robertswood School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Gerrards Cross CofE School Primary
- The Chalfonts Community College Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Thorpe House School teach?
- Thorpe House School teaches children aged 3 to 18. It is an independent school in Gerrards Cross.
- Who is the headteacher of Thorpe House School?
- The headteacher of Thorpe House School is Mr Jacob Burnett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Thorpe House School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Thorpe House School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Thorpe House School?
- Thorpe House School has 267 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 18.
- Is Thorpe House School full?
- Thorpe House School has capacity for 370 pupils and 267 on roll (72%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Thorpe House School a faith school?
- No. Thorpe House School has no designated religious character.
- How have Thorpe House School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 56.3 in 2022/23 and 55.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Thorpe House School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thorpe House School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.