Thamesmead School is a
secondary academy school for boys and girls located in
Shepperton
Shepperton is an urban village in the Borough of Spelthorne, Surrey, approximately south west of central London. Shepperton is equidistant between the towns of Chertsey and Sunbury-on-Thames. The village is mentioned in a document of 959 AD ...
, England.
It is for students aged 11 to 16, and does not have a
sixth form
In the education systems of England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and some other Commonwealth countries, sixth form represents the final two years of secondary education, ages 16 to 18. Pupils typically prepare for A-l ...
.
Houses
The school is divided into year groups for tutor time, with school house and school year affecting a student's placing.
There are four school
houses
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, Centaur, Dragon, Phoenix and Griffin, each being composed of students from all year groups. Before 2013 Centaur, Dragon, Phoenix and Griffin houses were known as Aylword, Newton, Keller and Brunel respectively.
Uniform
The school uniform is a white shirt, black trousers or school skirt, red
Clip on tie with house colours and black shoes. The full uniform policy is on the school website.
GCSE results
In 2015-16 81% of students achieved five A*-C grades including English and maths - a further 2% rise on the previous year's results. In addition to outstanding results in English, maths and science, students achieved particularly well in the performing arts, physical education, ICT, art and modern foreign languages.
Thamesmead has been highly commended for excellent improvement in GCSE results between 2013 and 2015.
Ofsted visited the school in 2017.
Notable alumni
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Richard Archer - lead singer for the chart topping band HARD-Fi
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Rohan Ince - footballer who plays for Football League Championship club Brighton and Hove Albion as a holding midfielder
References
External links
School website
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Academies in Surrey
Borough of Spelthorne
Secondary schools in Surrey