Thornden School is a secondary school located in Eastleigh. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 07/06/2007. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Winchester Road, Eastleigh, SO53 2DW
Website: http://www.thornden.hants.sch.uk/
Telephone: 02380269722
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Hampshire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Su Whelan
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136715

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 07/06/2007

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1400
Number of Pupils: 1475
Number of Boys: 744
Number of Girls: 731

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.65 Confidence interval 0.5 to 0.8
Of the 293 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 281 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:59%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:70%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:61.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.66
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Scantabout Primary School
Ionic Close , Chandler's Ford SO53 2NR 		3out of 4 710 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Merdon Junior School
Merdon Avenue , Chandler's Ford SO53 1EJ 		3out of 4 1,007 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Fryern Infant School
Oakmount Road , Chandler's Ford SO53 2LN 		3out of 4 1,338 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Fryern Junior School
Oakmount Road , Chandler's Ford SO53 2LN 		3out of 4 1,361 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Otterbourne Church of England Primary School
Main Road , Otterbourne SO21 2EQ 		4out of 4 1,443 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thornden School
Winchester Road , Chandler's Ford SO53 2DW 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Toynbee School
Bodycoats Road , Chandler's Ford SO53 2PL 		3out of 4 2,089 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Crestwood Community School
Shakespeare Road , Boyatt Wood SO50 4FZ 		3out of 4 2,119 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lakeside School
Winchester Road , Chandler's Ford SO53 2DW 		4out of 4 178 yd Community special school Not Applicable Boys More About School
Sherborne House School
39 Lakewood Road , Chandler's Ford SO53 1EU 		- not rated 1,057 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Bridge Education Centre
2c Newtown Road , SO50 9DB 		3out of 4 2,912 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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