Thamesmead School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Shepperton, Surrey
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
2.15 miles
Published by Surrey County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
Thamesmead School is a secondary school in Shepperton, Surrey for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 17 November 2022. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Thamesmead School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 2.15 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 1.85 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 1.77 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026 the last child offered a place lived 2.15 miles away, the 16th longest of 35 Surrey secondary schools with a published last distance.
- For Year 7, the 2026 last distance was further from the school than in 2025 and in 2024, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 175 first-choice applications for 216 offers; 157 offers went to first-choice families and 18 first-choice families (10%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 51% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Surrey schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Manygate Lane, Shepperton, TW17 9EE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 1,054 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 17 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be part of Thamesmead School.”
- “They appreciate the opportunities and education they receive.”
- “They build close working relationships with teachers and each other.”
To improve
- “Leaders need to embed these strategies to ensure that attendance is high.”
- “In a few lessons, gaps in learning are not addressed in the moment.”
- “This means a small number of pupils do not acquire the knowledge they need in the moment.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 51% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 50.6 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 175 first-preference applications, 216 offers in total, 157 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Surrey.
- The Bishop Wand Church of England School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Heathside Walton-on-Thames 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sunbury Manor School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Paul's Catholic College 1.9 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Three Rivers Academy 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Heathside School 2.2 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Chertsey High School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- The Matthew Arnold School 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published