Tomlinscote School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Camberley, Surrey
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.50 miles
Published by Surrey County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
Tomlinscote School is a secondary school in Camberley, Surrey for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 14 November 2023. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Tomlinscote 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 | 1.50 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 2.69 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 1.55 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 1.50 miles away, the 14th shortest of 35 Surrey secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance was nearer the school than in 2025, about the same as in 2024, and the shortest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- In 2026, Year 7 had 377 first-choice applications for 294 offers; 285 offers went to first-choice families, and 92 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached 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
- Tomlinscote Way, Frimley, Camberley, GU16 8PY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 1,495 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 14 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish at this exceptional school.”
- “The school provides support, care and guidance to ensure that success is possible for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “All pupils are expected to achieve highly, and they do.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 January 2024 (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) | 63% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 53.4 | 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: 377 first-preference applications, 294 offers in total, 285 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.
- Kings International College 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Collingwood College 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Gordon's School 3.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College 5.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ash Manor School 5.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- All Hallows Catholic School 6.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Farnham Heath End 6.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Woking High School 6.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published