Thamesmead School
Manygate Lane, Shepperton, TW17 9EE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THAMESMEAD SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Philip Reeves
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Spelthorne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 1,054
- URN
- 137237
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01932219400
About this school
Thamesmead School is a secondary academy in Shepperton. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,054 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Thamesmead School, 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 17 November 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 193 | 200 | 201 |
| Attainment 8 score | 53.5 | 49.8 | 50.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.32 +0.11 to +0.52 | +0.19 -0.01 to +0.40 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56% | 49.5% | 50.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79% | 72% | 74.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 17% | 20.5% | 19.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
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 Thamesmead 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 | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53.5 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.8 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.6 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,007 |
| 2023/24 | 1,042 |
| 2024/25 | 1,048 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thamesmead School compares
Thamesmead School ranked 28th of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50.6 | 8.9% | 19.5% | 1,054 | — |
| The Bishop Wand Church of England School | 53.9 | 5.2% | 7.4% | 1,229 | 1.4 miles |
| Heathside Walton-on-Thames | — | 6.3% | 20.3% | 661 | 1.5 miles |
| St Paul's Catholic College | 61.8 | 4.2% | 13.5% | 1,395 | 1.9 miles |
| Three Rivers Academy | 42.3 | 9.5% | 25.1% | 1,311 | 2.2 miles |
| Heathside School | 58.7 | 5.9% | 8.2% | 1,216 | 2.2 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)
- 19.47%
- English as an additional language
- 11.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.87%
- Persistent absence
- 25.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Bishop Wand Church of England School1.4 miles
Secondary · Sunbury-on-Thames
-
Heathside Walton-on-Thames1.5 miles
Secondary · Walton-on-Thames
-
St Paul's Catholic College1.9 miles
Secondary · Sunbury-on-Thames
-
Three Rivers Academy2.2 miles
Secondary · Walton-on-Thames
-
Heathside School2.2 miles
Secondary · Weybridge
Other schools in Shepperton
- Littleton CofE Infant School Primary
- Saxon Primary School Primary
- St Nicholas CofE Primary School Primary
- Manor Mead School Academies
- Halliford School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Thamesmead School teach?
- Thamesmead School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Shepperton.
- Who is the headteacher of Thamesmead School?
- The headteacher of Thamesmead School is Mr Philip Reeves, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Thamesmead School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thamesmead School, 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 Thamesmead School?
- Thamesmead School has 1,054 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Thamesmead School full?
- Thamesmead School has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 1,054 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Thamesmead School a faith school?
- No. Thamesmead School has no designated religious character.
- Is Thamesmead School a selective school?
- No. Thamesmead School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Thamesmead School part of an academy trust?
- Thamesmead School is part of THAMESMEAD SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Thamesmead School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 53.5 in 2022/23 and 50.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thamesmead School compare with other schools in Surrey?
- Thamesmead School ranked 28th of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thamesmead School's absence rate?
- Thamesmead School's overall absence rate is 8.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thamesmead School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thamesmead 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 8 July 2026.