Tomlinscote School

Academy converter·Secondary school Camberley, Surrey·GU16 8PY
Composite score
66.8
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#580
National rank
#121
In South East
#23
In Surrey
Top 18%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
53.4
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
62%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
80%
% EBacc grade 5+
21%
EBacc average points score
4.69

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
76%
377 first choices, 294 places
First choices per place
1.28
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
765
any preference, for 294 places
Last place offered lived
1.50 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 2412 m
Applications from another council area
12%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.14
00.511.5
1 per place
1.2020221.3120231.1820241.1520251.282026

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
11–16
Pupils on roll
1,502
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
7.6%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
12.5%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
10.9%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
3.2%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
7.1%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
18.4%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
16.7
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£7,275
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
97%
289 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
93%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
1%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

About Tomlinscote School

Tomlinscote School is a secondary school in Camberley, Surrey, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 1,502 pupils aged 11 to 16 attend the school. The school holds an 'Outstanding' judgement from Ofsted. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 53.4 — above the national average (national average: 46). Performance is little changed year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 18% of secondary schools in England.

62% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 80% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Tomlinscote School is oversubscribed: about 8 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 377 first choices for 294 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 1.50 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. After Year 11, 97% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 7.1%. There are about 16.7 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 8% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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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