Tomlinscote School
Tomlinscote Way, Frimley, Camberley, GU16 8PY
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- WEYDON MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Principal
- Mr Robert Major
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Weydon Multi Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Surrey Heath
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,500
- Pupils on roll
- 1,495
- URN
- 140117
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01276709050
About this school
Tomlinscote School is a secondary academy in Camberley. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,495 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Tomlinscote 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 289 | 297 | 299 |
| Attainment 8 score | 57.6 | 53.3 | 53.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.58 +0.41 to +0.75 | +0.28 +0.12 to +0.45 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 66% | 60.6% | 62.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 83% | 81.1% | 79.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 22% | 20.9% | 27.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
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 Tomlinscote 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 | 57.6 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 53.3 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 53.4 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,502 |
| 2023/24 | 1,507 |
| 2024/25 | 1,502 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tomlinscote School compares
Tomlinscote School ranked 22nd of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 84% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53.4 | 6.8% | 7.6% | 1,495 | — |
| Kings International College | — | — | — | 802 | 1.1 miles |
| Bohunt Farnborough | 38.7 | 12.5% | 35% | 599 | 1.9 miles |
| Collingwood College | 45.4 | 9.4% | 17.5% | 1,617 | 2.1 miles |
| Cove School | 42.7 | 8.8% | 28.3% | 1,007 | 2.8 miles |
| Sandhurst School | 46.1 | 8.4% | 15% | 992 | 3.3 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)
- 7.59%
- English as an additional language
- 12.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.78%
- Persistent absence
- 17.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kings International College1.1 miles
Secondary · Camberley
-
Bohunt Farnborough1.9 miles
Secondary · Farnborough
-
Collingwood College2.1 miles
Secondary · Camberley
-
Cove School2.8 miles
Secondary · Farnborough
-
Sandhurst School3.3 miles
Secondary · Sandhurst
Other schools in Camberley
- Collingwood College Secondary
- Kings International College Secondary
- Cordwalles Junior School Primary
- Crawley Ridge Infant School Primary
- Crawley Ridge Junior School Primary
- Cross Farm Infant Academy Primary
- Frimley CofE School Primary
- Frogmore Infant School Primary
- Frogmore Junior School Primary
- Hawley Primary School Primary
- Heather Ridge Infant School Primary
- Lakeside Nursery & Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Tomlinscote School teach?
- Tomlinscote School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Camberley.
- Who is the executive principal of Tomlinscote School?
- The executive principal of Tomlinscote School is Mr Robert Major, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Tomlinscote School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tomlinscote 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 Tomlinscote School?
- Tomlinscote School has 1,495 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Tomlinscote School full?
- Tomlinscote School has capacity for 1,500 pupils and 1,495 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 Tomlinscote School a faith school?
- No. Tomlinscote School has no designated religious character.
- Is Tomlinscote School a selective school?
- No. Tomlinscote School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Tomlinscote School part of an academy trust?
- Tomlinscote School is part of WEYDON MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Tomlinscote School have?
- The schools register lists Tomlinscote School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Tomlinscote School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 57.6 in 2022/23 and 53.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tomlinscote School compare with other schools in Surrey?
- Tomlinscote School ranked 22nd of 54 secondary schools in Surrey for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 84% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tomlinscote School's absence rate?
- Tomlinscote School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tomlinscote School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tomlinscote 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 1 July 2026.