Thomas Knyvett College
Stanwell Road, Ashford, TW15 3DU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE HOWARD PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Matt Duffield
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Howard Partnership Trust
- Constituency
- Spelthorne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,058
- Pupils on roll
- 671
- URN
- 136832
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01784243824
About this school
Thomas Knyvett College is a secondary academy in Ashford. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 671 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Thomas Knyvett College, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 142 | 151 | 139 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.2 | 43.1 | 38.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.36 -0.60 to -0.12 | -0.39 -0.62 to -0.16 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32% | 41.1% | 30.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53% | 59.6% | 46% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 19% | 20.5% | 20.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
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 Thomas Knyvett College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40.2 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.1 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.6 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 729 |
| 2023/24 | 735 |
| 2024/25 | 687 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thomas Knyvett College compares
Thomas Knyvett College ranked 53rd of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 34% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38.6 | 8.5% | 36.8% | 671 | — |
| The Matthew Arnold School | 49 | 6% | 21.8% | 947 | 1.1 miles |
| The Magna Carta School | 46.7 | 8.3% | 24% | 1,042 | 2.3 miles |
| Space Studio West London | 40.6 | 12.7% | 37.9% | 148 | 2.4 miles |
| Rivers Academy West London | 54.9 | 8.1% | 34.8% | 1,058 | 2.4 miles |
| The Bishop Wand Church of England School | 53.9 | 5.2% | 7.4% | 1,229 | 2.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.83%
- English as an additional language
- 33%
- Overall absence
- 8.51%
- Persistent absence
- 27.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Matthew Arnold School1.1 miles
Secondary · Staines-upon-Thames
-
The Magna Carta School2.3 miles
Secondary · Staines-upon-Thames
-
Space Studio West London2.4 miles
Secondary · Hounslow
-
Rivers Academy West London2.4 miles
Secondary · Feltham
-
The Bishop Wand Church of England School2.8 miles
Secondary · Sunbury-on-Thames
Other schools in Ashford
- Ashford CofE Primary School Primary
- Ashford Park Primary School Primary
- Clarendon Primary School Primary
- Meadhurst Primary School Primary
- St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery Primary
- The Echelford Primary School Primary
- Fordway Centre Academies
- St James Senior Boys' School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Thomas Knyvett College teach?
- Thomas Knyvett College teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Ashford.
- Who is the headteacher of Thomas Knyvett College?
- The headteacher of Thomas Knyvett College is Mr Matt Duffield, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Thomas Knyvett College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thomas Knyvett College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Thomas Knyvett College?
- Thomas Knyvett College has 671 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Thomas Knyvett College full?
- Thomas Knyvett College has capacity for 1,058 pupils and 671 on roll (63%), 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 Thomas Knyvett College a faith school?
- No. Thomas Knyvett College has no designated religious character.
- Is Thomas Knyvett College a selective school?
- No. Thomas Knyvett College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Thomas Knyvett College part of an academy trust?
- Thomas Knyvett College is part of THE HOWARD PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Thomas Knyvett College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.2 in 2022/23 and 38.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thomas Knyvett College compare with other schools in Surrey?
- Thomas Knyvett College ranked 53rd of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 34% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thomas Knyvett College's absence rate?
- Thomas Knyvett College's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thomas Knyvett College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thomas Knyvett College'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 1 July 2026.