Thomas Tallis School

Community school·Secondary school London, Greenwich·SE3 9PX
Composite score
57.0
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#1,609
National rank
#335
In London
#10
In Greenwich
Top 51%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
45.6
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
43%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
64%
% EBacc grade 5+
22%
EBacc average points score
4.10

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
58%
344 first choices, 249 places
First choices per place
1.38
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
1,198
any preference, for 249 places
Last place offered lived
1.12 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 1804 m
Applications from another council area
23%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.16
00.511.52
1 per place
1.3020221.5920231.3320241.2220251.382026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–19
Pupils on roll
2,066
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
35.1%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
15.8%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
23.1%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
6.7%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
10.5%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
30.5%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
17.5
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£10,538
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
89%
262 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
86%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
1%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

About Thomas Tallis School

Thomas Tallis School is a secondary school in London, Greenwich, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 2,066 pupils aged 11 to 19 attend the school. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 45.6, broadly in line with the national average of 46. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of secondary schools nationally.

43% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 64% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Competition for places is real here - 58% of first-choice applicants were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026 (344 first choices for 249 places). The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 1.12 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. After Year 11, 89% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 10.5%. There are about 17.5 pupils per teacher. Thomas Tallis School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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